United Kingdom police arrests 16th person in Manchester attack probe

Bomber Salman Abedi a 22-year-old Briton of Libyan descent killed 22 people and himself on May 22 at an Ariana Grande concert
Bomber Salman Abedi a 22-year-old Briton of Libyan descent killed 22 people and himself on May 22 at an Ariana Grande concert
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29 May, 2017

Two people were released after questioning without charge, police said.

British police have arrested a 19-year-old man early this morning in connection with the Manchester bombing investigation after a search at an address in the city's southeast.

The police statement said one of the last places he went to before the attack at the Manchester Arena venue was a city center flat, where they believe he may have finished assembling the device.

Officers are searching the plant in connection with the Manchester bomb attack that killing 22 people last week.

In a statement released through Greater Manchester Police, her family said the teenager's life had been cut short by "evil, evil men prepared to ruin lives and destroy families".

She said the government had "never understated" the threat of a terror attack in the United Kingdom, adding: "We have to level with people".

The attack, Britain's worst in more than a decade, was carried out by British-born extremist Salman Abedi, who detonated a powerful bomb at the exit of a concert by USA singer Ariana Grande.

Ms Rudd said "potentially" other members of Abedi's group could still be free and "we can't be entirely sure that it is closed".

In a BBC television interview on Sunday, Rudd was quizzed over whether MI5 has the resources to keep on top of the terror threat.

Britain's MI5 is to hold an inquiry into how it dealt with public warnings that the Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi posed a potential threat, the BBC reported on Monday.

Britain's terror threat level was downgraded to severe on Saturday nearly a week after the Manchester atrocity at an Ariana Grane concert.

British officials have confirmed he had recently returned from Libya and said police needed information about his movements from May 18 when he returned to Britain.

"But I would not rush to conclusions ... that they have somehow missed something".

Participants including comedian John Bishop and former England captain Bryan Robson stood on the 10k start line under the banner #RunForManchester, many wearing yellow ribbons in solidarity with the victims of the Manchester Arena attack and their families.

MARAWI, Philippines - Philippine forces found corpses in the streets of a besieged southern city on Sunday, including at least eight civilians who appeared to have been executed, as soldiers battled a weakened but still forceful group of militants linked to the Islamic State group.

"Of course people will want to look afterwards to see whether there are signals that could have been learnt, how could we do this better", she said.


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