Posted on 05/23/2017 10:35:59 AM PDT by reaganaut1
MANCHESTER, England — A 22-year-old British man whose parents had emigrated from Libya was identified by the police on Tuesday as the bomber who carried out Britain’s deadliest terrorist attack since 2005, an explosion that killed 22 people and injured 59 others at Manchester Arena.
The man, Salman Abedi, lived in a house just 3.5 miles from the arena, where he detonated a homemade bomb in a public concourse around 10:30 p.m. on Monday as a concert by the American pop star Ariana Grande was ending and as crowds of teenagers had begun to leave, many for an adjacent train station. He died in the attack.
At a late afternoon news conference, Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of the Greater Manchester Police identified the bomber as Mr. Abedi after several news publications reported his name, but declined to provide any further details, noting that a coroner had not yet officially identified him.
“The priority remains to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network,” Constable Hopkins said.
Mr. Abedi’s ID was found at the scene of the bombing, according to a law enforcement official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the investigation was still underway. Mr. Abedi was born in Britain in 1994, the son of immigrants from Libya, the official said.
According to neighbors, Mr. Abedi lived with his family in a house in Elsmore Road, in the Fallowfield district. The police raided the house on Tuesday afternoon, after setting off a controlled explosion to gain entry.
A neighbor, Lina Ahmed, said she knew little about the family. “They didn’t really speak to anyone,” she said. “They were nice people if you walked past.” She said the family occasionally displayed a Libyan flag outside the home.
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Was this family of proud Libyans on British welfare?
Second and third gen muzzies are the worst. No way to vet for that...
Well that can't be right because that is obviously a Muslim name, and Islam is the religion of peace.
All mohammedans are subject to Sudden Jihad Syndrome.
One never knows when they will follow their prophet’s example and instructions.
There are no safe muslims.
I thought that was a given?
> Mr. Abedi’s ID was found at the scene of the bombing, according to a law enforcement official <
Really? That’s about the oddest thing I’ve read all day. I’ve been from Maine to Spain, and I’ve never lost my ID even once. Yet this guy just happens to lose his ID on that particular day.
Again, I find that very odd.
British citizens who display the Libyan flag not the British flag.
It is good to see someone else get that figured out.
too bits says he has been back to the Mideast for indoctrination and military training.
From what I read his parents came to the UK as refugees from Libya to escape Quadafi..and he was already on British police radar..how many times have we heard that before..but yeah, let’s let more of these vultures into the country..its not the parents of these Jihadists we have to worry about..they come as children, 2-3 years old..and people say “Awww look at the wee ones let them in” then they grow up and become Jihadists
> Second and third gen muzzies are the worst. No way to vet for that... <
No doubt about it. Here’s a UK article from 2007 that confirms what you said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1540895/Young-British-Muslims-getting-more-radical.html
Likely got his bomb training in Libya. Thank you Hillary.
Another “Known Wolf”
We need laws to purge our society of the extremists who hold or promote these views.
Probably. In the article, it said that his mother “teaches the Koran” but that she has “been abroad” for the last two months. So I’d say the parents, or at least Mummy, are involved too. Fat lot of thanks the UK gets for all that welfare.
Even the ones who go to college can still wind up radicalized.....case in point....
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