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UK police say they've arrested some key players behind Manchester bombing
NY Daily News ^ | May 26, 2017 | Michael Holden and Costas Pitas

Posted on 05/27/2017 12:00:03 AM PDT by Innovative

LONDON (Reuters) - British police have arrested a "large part of the network" behind this week's Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country's top counter-terrorism officer said on Friday.

Mark Rowley said "immense" progress had been made in the investigation into Salman Abedi, who killed 22 people, seven of them children, at a pop concert in Manchester on Monday.

"They're very significant, these arrests. We're very happy we've got our hands around some of the key players that we are concerned about. But as I say, there is still a little bit more to do," Rowley told broadcasters.

Since the attack, armed police backed up by the army have been patrolling cities and trains. Interior minister Amber Rudd said the official threat risk remained at its highest level, "critical", meaning another attack is expected imminently.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abedi; arrests; bombing; manchester; manchesterattack; network; salmanabedi; terrorism; uk; unitedkingdom
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It's a good start.
1 posted on 05/27/2017 12:00:03 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Innovative

Another article:

Manchester Arena attack: Isis claims responsibility for suicide bombing that killed at least 22 people

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/manchester-arena-attack-isis-responsible-claim-suicide-bombing-islamic-state-ariana-grande-concert-a7751221.html


2 posted on 05/27/2017 12:01:09 AM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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To: Innovative

Big question, did they arrest the right people.
Or did they arrest uninvolved parties because “islamophobia”?


3 posted on 05/27/2017 12:01:59 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Innovative

Mad Mo’ is in the clink?


4 posted on 05/27/2017 12:07:49 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Innovative

RamaLamaDingDong party poopers...


5 posted on 05/27/2017 12:09:13 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: FreedomStar3028

Never happen. So-called ‘Great’ Britain will be an Islamic, terrorist supporting country within 15 years.


7 posted on 05/27/2017 12:49:45 AM PDT by Godebert (CRUZ: Born in a foreign land to a foreign father.)
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To: Godebert

They’ll fight when it gets too late, and we’ll have to rescue them once again.


8 posted on 05/27/2017 12:56:00 AM PDT by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: Innovative

They know where to go because they’d already been notified that the suicide bomber posed a threat (notified by those who personally knew him).

They failed to take preventative action.

Now they are trying to prevent the PR risk of a followup attack by those in this cell.


9 posted on 05/27/2017 1:07:44 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (patriots win, Communists and Socialist Just-Us Warriors lose)
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To: FreedomStar3028

I’m talking about the Brit police warning people not to say “islamaphobic statements or else”.
They were thinking of claiming the explosion wasn’t terrorists.
I wouldn’t put it past them to arrest a bunch of uninvolved non-issue.
Hence what I said.


10 posted on 05/27/2017 1:21:12 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: FreedomStar3028

Non-issue??
Stupid phone doesn’t know “non-muslim”?
I have to retype it repeatedly before it leaves it?
Great..


11 posted on 05/27/2017 1:22:33 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Innovative

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KStsPPgeka4


12 posted on 05/27/2017 1:48:33 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: Darksheare
I wouldn’t put it past them to arrest a bunch of uninvolved....

They had their collective knuckles wrapped over the "IRA Playing Cards" incident.
If they have arrested anyone I would put money on it that MI# and other Secret agencies have been involved.
This is all happening just too fast for PC Plod to be operating unassisted. :)

13 posted on 05/27/2017 2:25:30 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) Forward to the glorious world of next Tuesday !)
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To: Innovative

Here is a good start get rid of them all and stop the flood coming in and you wont need the military walking the streets protecting you


14 posted on 05/27/2017 2:55:55 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
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To: moose07

Well, they were aware of him beforehand and didn’t act because of “islamaphobia”.
So, their hands have blood on them.
Be careful.


15 posted on 05/27/2017 3:08:58 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare

Very true.
“islamaphobia” is exactly what it is. They are scared of them just because they make a lot of noise.

This morning’s arrests involved a “Controlled explosion”...


16 posted on 05/27/2017 3:33:57 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) Forward to the glorious world of next Tuesday !)
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To: moose07

Lol.
Now there’s a euphemism.
How controlled was it, I wonder?


17 posted on 05/27/2017 3:36:01 AM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Innovative

I wonder how many, like the killer, had been on their RADAR and been allowed to roam free.....


18 posted on 05/27/2017 4:00:03 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Godebert
So-called ‘Great’ Britain will be an Islamic, terrorist supporting country within 15 years.

All it takes is a generation once you let breeding invaders into a nation of low-T non-breeders.

19 posted on 05/27/2017 4:26:47 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We Fix America)
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To: a fool in paradise

Politicians can not act, they can only react

In the UK, the reaction must be as broad as is politically possible


20 posted on 05/27/2017 4:31:36 AM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Hillary is Ameritrash, pass it on)
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