28 May, 2017
British police on Saturday released surveillance-camera images of the Manchester concert bomber on the night of the attack as they appealed for more information about his final days.
The 22-year-old Briton of Libyan descent died in Monday's explosion, which killed 22 people and wounded dozens as crowds were leaving an Ariana Grande concert.
Police issued CCTV stills of Salman Abedi, wearing glasses and dressed in casual clothes, as part of a plea for information about his movements between May 18 and the attack at the Manchester Arena.
The photographs taken from CCTV footage show a bespectacled Abedi, who has a small moustache, in trainers, jeans, black sleeves, a black cap and a black puffer waistcoat, over which the straps of his backpack can be seen.
In a statement released on Saturday night, hours after the terrorism threat level in the United Kingdom was reduced from critical to severe, Greater Manchester's police chief, constable, Ian Hopkins and its deputy assistant commissioner, Neil Basu, senior national coordinator United Kingdom counter-terrorism policing, said the investigation was making good progress.
Eleven people remain in custody after being arrested in connection to the attack.
They said: 'We are gathering a detailed picture of Abedi as the investigation develops and now need people to tell us if they have any information about his movements from May 18 when he returned to the United Kingdom through to Monday night.
The statement did not say where Abedi had come from, but a relative in Libya earlier told AFP that the bomber had travelled from the North African country to Manchester.
She said: "The public should be clear about what this means - a threat level of severe means an attack is highly likely".
Anyone who may have any information on Abedi's whereabouts prior to the attack should contact the United Kingdom police via this web address.
Shortly after those arrests, armed officers arrived at a terraced house in Boscombe Street, on the Moss Side/Rusholme border, near where Manchester City's old Maine Road ground used to be. Some residents were evacuated as bomb disposal experts from the army carried out investigations in the property. The stadium held a minute of silence for the bombing victims.
Manchester slowly returned to normal, though the damaged arena and adjacent Victoria train station remained closed.
Mumbai: Pop star Ariana Grande promised today to return to Manchester to play a charity concert following a suicide attack at her show, as she urged fans to respond to the tragedy with love. "We won't let hate win".
I'll be returning to the incredibly fearless city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honor of and to raise money for the victims and their families.
