25 May, 2017
She also said Abedi had been known to security services before the bombing. Asked if the U.S. authorities had compromised the investigation, she said: "I wouldn't go that far".
The number of injured take into account the walking wounded who checked into hospitals a few hours after the attack at a concert by USA actress-singer Ariana Grande on Monday night.
Officials said 984 soldiers were deployed Wednesday in London and in other locations.
Mrs May announced late on Tuesday that the UK's terror threat level was being raised to the highest category for the first time for almost a decade.
Another brother, Ismail Abedi, 23, was arrested by counter-terror officers in the U.K. Tuesday.
Greater Manchester Police later carried out a controlled explosion in the Fallowfield area. The building, Granby House, is popular with students and young professionals. Neighbor Adam Prince said raided flat had been used as an Airbnb.
The bomber's father, Ramadan Abedi, told the Associated Press that he spoke to his 22-year-old son five days ago.
In London, police and security is being boosted, the Metropolitan Police Service announced Wednesday. The Palace of Westminster is closed to the public and the Changing the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace is cancelled to redeploy police officers. "All our work is created to make our city as hostile an environment as possible for terrorists to plan and operate".
"We don't believe in killing innocents".
Bin Salem says the elder Abedi was detained for interrogations. He sounded "normal", the father said, adding that Abedi had in fact visited Libya a month and a half ago.
Ramadan Abedi also had said he worked as the administrative manager of the Central Security force in Tripoli.
He said the brother was aware of Salman Abedi's attack plan and that the two brothers were both members of the Islamic State group.
In January this year the USA used bombers and drones to attack IS training camps in Libya, killing militants the Pentagon said had been involved in plotting terror attacks in Europe.
Abedi is believed to have died in the powerful blast, though he has not yet been formally identified by the coroner, Manchester police said. Rudd said Britain's operational security could be harmed by the leaks, taking "the element of surprise" away from security services and police.
May said the 22 dead and 59 injured included "many children and young people". "I haven't seen police come to his house".
Officials have been investigating the Abedi family's travels to Libya and whether Salman had been in touch with Islamic State (IS) militants there, particularly following the 2011 protests and downfall of Gaddafi.
It appears Abedi might have also travelled to Syria, though it's not clear whether the visits were part of the same trip, according to a top French official, Interior Minister Gérard Collomb.
Britain's official threat level has not been at critical since 2007 - though Operation Temperer troops were briefly deployed at train stations and airports after last year's Brussels terror attack.
This release is the latest leak by US intelligence services to the American media following the Manchester terror attack.
Pressed on whether the Americans had compromised the investigation, she said: "I wouldn't go that far, but I can say they are perfectly clear about the situation and that it shouldn't happen again". Manchester officials raised to 119 the number of people who sought medical treatment after Monday night's attack, saying 20 of them had critical injuries.
