26 May, 2017
Ian Hopkins, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, confirmed on Wednesday that "this is a network that we are investigating". The Polish Foreign Ministry, which did not name the couple, said: "We share the pain of the family and the loved ones of the victims and express our most honest condolences".
Ramadan Abedi says he spoke to his 22-year-old son, Salman Abedi, five days ago and he was getting ready to visit Saudi Arabia and sounded "normal".
Police said three men were arrested Wednesday in south Manchester, where a day earlier a 23-year-old man was also arrested and a number of homes were searched. Both ISIS and Al-Qaeda base their group's belief systems around the ideology.
It said security services were concerned further bombs could have been created by a network intent on carrying out further attacks.
Ramadan Abedi said in Tripoli that he had not been contacted by British authorities about his son, who was reportedly known to the security services before Monday's bombing of a pop concert in Manchester, north-west England.
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told BFMTV that Abedi had traveled to Syria as well as Libya and that he had "proven" links with the Islamic State.
Multiple U.S. news outlets reported on the discussion and revealed Israel was the source of the information.
With the official threat level raised to "critical", meaning a further attack could be imminent, troops have been deployed to free up police, and armed officers patrolled trains for the first time in Britain.
On Wednesday, the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, one of London's most popular tourist attractions, was canceled so that officers could be redeployed.
Abedi, 22, was a British citizen born to Libyan parents and grew up around Manchester.
"The concern is that there may be others out there who helped him to make the bomb".
These include Buckingham Palace, Downing Street, embassies and the Palace of Westminster. But, she added, "I can say that they are perfectly clear about the situation and that it shouldn't happen again".
Jon Rouse of the agency said 64 people were still hospitalized.
