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Manchester Arena attack: Father confronted 'dodgy looking' bomber minutes before blast
Sky News ^ | 10/20/2020 | Duncan Gardham

Posted on 10/22/2020 9:06:45 PM PDT by xomething

A father described how he confronted the Manchester Arena bomber as he hid behind a wall with his bomb waiting to launch his attack,....

Chris Wild and his wife Julie Whitley exchanged a "look" as they walked around Salman Abedi, who was sitting with his back against a raised platform, out of sight of the arena doors, with his rucksack beside him.

Ms Whitely said she believed he looked "dodgy" and Mr Wild went back to talk to him, ...

Mr Wild said Abedi had "a big rucksack and it was full", adding: "I just thought it was strange, it's a kids' concert. If that was a merchandiser why wouldn't he be selling his things there?

"It all seemed very strange to me...

... "He was trying to keep out of view and that was reason why I thought it was strange."

Mr Wild spoke to Abedi, questioning what was in his backpack and why he was there, ...

... Abedi first said "he was waiting for somebody", and then "just kept asking after everything I said what the time was."

Concerned the backpack may contain a bomb, Mr Wild then alerted Mohammed Agha, the security guard, who shared the suspicions with colleague Kyle Lawler, but Mr Lawler claims he could not get through ...

...

... "In the back of my head, I didn't like the look of him. ...

"I can't think that I thought he had a bomb, but that he could be a terrorist, maybe. He looked dodgy....

She added: "I think I was trying to convince myself that he was a merchandiser and when Chris came back and said the security were aware, I was thinking that's what he must be. ..."

...

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Current Events; Islam
KEYWORDS: 2017; bot; england; europe; islam; unitedkingdom

1 posted on 10/22/2020 9:06:45 PM PDT by xomething
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To: xomething
Mr Wild then alerted Mohammed Agha, the security guard

Forget it Mr. Wild. Civilization has already lost.

2 posted on 10/22/2020 9:10:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: xomething

How long before this guy and his wife get crucified for profiling? How long until their lives are destroyed for being determined to be racists?


3 posted on 10/22/2020 9:14:21 PM PDT by Obadiah
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To: BenLurkin

Idiots to let Muslims into the West !


4 posted on 10/22/2020 9:17:13 PM PDT by A strike (Face Towards Enemy)
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To: xomething

I never heard of this did the guy get blown up ? Were there others injured?


5 posted on 10/22/2020 9:19:47 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

This was year ago. Many were injured, some killed, I think. Details are hazy.


6 posted on 10/22/2020 9:25:29 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: Beowulf9

This was in 2017, at a Arianna Grande concert. As people Were leaving, bomb detonated in crowd. 23 dead, more than 800 wounded. Dodgy police non-presence and response.


7 posted on 10/22/2020 9:29:35 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: Beowulf9

Fduck yeah! The Arianna Grande concert.
This is an investigation following that bombing in Manchester.
And it seems, as an early poster already said: We lost our way of life and our civilization.
I mean, there are so many of these attacks now that we can’t remember them all.


8 posted on 10/22/2020 9:31:19 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: jimtorr

Oh that’s awful.


9 posted on 10/22/2020 9:33:35 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: xomething

With a security guard named Mohammed, what could possibly go wrong?


10 posted on 10/23/2020 4:37:33 AM PDT by Chainmail (Remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: xomething

Girls as young as 8 died there. I think the president of her local fan club was 10 or something. Then it came out about how explicit the lyrics were to her crap songs. Of course that conversation was never had because it didn’t really fit the narrative of the news cycle at the time.

Freegards


11 posted on 10/23/2020 5:29:24 AM PDT by Ransomed
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