26 May, 2017
Eight men have been taken into custody in the United Kingdom, while the bomber's father and younger brother have been arrested in Libya, the latter of whom confessed to knowing "all the details" of the terror plot.
"People in the community expressed concerns about the way this man was behaving and reported it in the right way using the right channels", Mr Shafiq said.
May on Tuesday placed the country on its highest level of terror alert - "critical" - meaning a new attack is believed to be imminent.
British police have made significant arrests and have uncovered important items as they investigate a suicide bomb attack which killed 22 at a music concert in Manchester, the head of the city's police said.
The Times reported that Abedi was also known to security services as an associate of Isis recruiter Raphael Hostey, also from Manchester, who was killed in a drone strike in Syria previous year.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will raise the issue with Donald Trump on Thursday, a government source told Reuters, after the New York Times published detailed pictures of the crime scene in Manchester where 22 people were killed. The item might be the bomb's trigger, or nothing more than the remains of an e-cigarette, according to one explosives expert who spoke to the Times.
The Daily Record says Britain was on lockdown with troops patrolling the streets amid fears those behind the Manchester bombing are ready to unleash "fresh carnage at any moment".
But British ministers and security chiefs have been dismayed by leaks in the US media which made public details about the British investigation.
The Courier also reports that military personnel will not patrol Scotland's streets under the anti-terror plans enacted in the wake of the Manchester attack.
Trump said his administration will "get to the bottom" of the leaks and pursue possible prosecution. "We have been following him for more than one month and a half", Bin Salem said.
May said she would talk to Trump at a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit later on Thursday about the leaks, which included the publication of photographs of the bomb site by the New York Times.
Asked whether he had any concerns about intelligence sharing within NATO, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will continue to "collaborate" as usual with its allies.
Police are rushing to uncover the network thought to have helped Abedi, and to retrace his steps prior to the attack.
Downing Street said May will still attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit in Brussels on Thursday and the meeting of G7 leaders in Sicily on Friday and Saturday.
But it wasn't clear USA officials were the source of the images, which the Times defended as "neither graphic nor disrespectful of victims" and consistent with basic reporting "on weapons used in horrific crimes".
Police didn't provide any further information or say where Abedi was coming from when he landed in the west German city.
Of the crime scene images being published in the United States, a Whitehall source told the Press Association: "We are furious".
Officials are examining Abedi's trips to Libya and possibly Syria as they piece together his allegiances and try to foil any new potential threats.
Focus also reported that German authorities are trying to determine whether Abedi had contact with Islamic extremists in Germany.
In addition to those killed in the concert attack, 64 people are being treated for their wounds, Jon Rouse of the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership said Wednesday.
Police said they were called at 10:33 pm (2133 GMT) Monday to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena during a concert by U.S. pop star Ariana Grande, who is popular with teenagers and pre-teens.
A woman was arrested late Wednesday but was later released without charge.
