Manchester Bomb Suspect Had Terrorism Training Abroad: Source (And Family Reported Him)

MSN ^ | 5/23/2017 | Multiple

[dirtboy]

MANCHESTER, England — Salman Abedi, the 22-year-old British man believed to have killed 22 people in a suicide-bomb attack, had ties to al Qaeda and had received terrorist training abroad, a U.S. intelligence official told NBC News on Tuesday as the United Kingdom raised its terrorist threat level to the highest category.

The U.S. intelligence official, who has direct knowledge of the investigation, said Abedi, whose family is of Libyan descent, was identified by a bank card found in his pocket at the scene of the explosion after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. The identification was confirmed by facial recognition technology, the official said.

Abedi had traveled to Libya within the last 12 months, one of multiple countries he had visited, the official said. While he had "clear ties to al Qaeda," the official said, Abedi could have had connections to other groups.

Members of his own family had even informed on him in the past, telling British authorities that he was dangerous, according to the intelligence official.

The U.S. official said Abedi's bomb was "big and sophisticated," using materials hard to obtain in Britain — meaning "it's almost impossible to see he didn't have help."

[MUDDOG]

head in surprisingly good condition

Could've used it back in the old days when they stuck it on a pike at the city gates.

[mass55th]

"...the United Kingdom raised its terrorist threat level to the highest category."

Gee, that'll keep the terrorist attacks down.

[353FMG]

I am waiting for comments from any Muslim heads of state who were present at Trump’s speech in Riyadh. Their silence will be an indication that they were not listening or disagreed with the speech.

[Rome2000]

Any comments from our mooselimb ex head of State Hussein Obama?

[353FMG]

They stopped using the rope since the 60’s I believe. That was their undoing.

[Bronzewound]

What kind of a name is IIRC?

 

[thoughtomator]

Gotta start asking questions like “was John McCain there at the same time?”

[luvbach1]

But this shows the authorities are so brain-dead, they don’t react when that happens.

PC still rules.

[Bronzewound]

…a bank card found in his pocket…

There was a pocket left?

I wonder what the pocket was attached to?

Whatever, someone should have maxed out that card with a contribution to UKIP or the like.

 

[MUDDOG]

Good idea!

[AnotherUnixGeek]

It may take a while but eventually, the British will come to the end of their rope.

When they do, it won’t be pretty.

The British who created an Empire and fought off Hitler are no more. Decades of political correctness and liberal indoctrination from the cradle to the grave have wiped all that away. There is no "final straw" that will make Britain or Germany or the rest of Western Europe stand up and rediscover their strength - strength and vigor in Western Europe these days are the province of the Muslim immigrant communities. They confidently and arrogantly demand, and a Western Europe too guilt-ridden and too full of self-doubt to resist simply concedes.

And unfortunately, we're not too far behind them on that road.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

The way its going they may be the ones at the end of the rope.I weep for those children and their families.

[soycd]

The good news is that such religious islam retards as this need training is a good sign. Most intelligent people don’t need training to blow crap up.

Eliminate all islam retards and any that might be intelligent if possible.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Sources ? is that like a biker gang or maybe sources is a MLB team ? these sources need to start stepping forward or they are no better than the terrorists for all we know sources are the terrorists brother wife child uncle grandpa

[iowamark]

Governments usually know exactly who the terrorists are. They go abroad for training and to fight, and return, and nobody stops them.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Members of his own family had even informed on him in the past, telling British authorities that he was dangerous, according to the intelligence official.

bkmk

[spokeshave]

Who is the British version of Barney Fife? That must be who’s minding their security store.

[Does so]

Hence my signature...

[Eleutheria5]

At least they didn’t profile him and extreme vet him, like Trump would have.

PS: You like Radio Gun Smoke, too? Did Parley have any relationship with Michael Baer (Jethro Bodine)?

[PGalt]

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