Posted on 05/23/2017 8:24:20 PM PDT by 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."
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His brother was arrested,Salman blew himself up.
But this shows the authorities are so brain-dead, they dont react when that happens.
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The other possibility is the government wants terrorist attacks to happen. It’s a surefire way to grow the government in the bad way that corrupt politicians love.
So now May promises a change, here is her change UK troops on the street instead of rounding them all up and deporting them and stopping the savages from entering, get rid of them all
using materials hard to obtain in Britain
C4 That’s why there was very little smoke.
Business as usual - let known threats do their deeds, then act all upset until the blood stains have been washed away so they can aid and abet the next attack...
I’m sure A-bomb-i and his family were on the dole.
But he didnt build the bomb or even carry it into Britain
This guy was a tool as most of the suicide fodder are
There is a bombmaker and there is a network
He also traveled to Syria for training
Reports did say all that was left if him was his legs so your description fits
These pictures whould be sent to every mosque to share with wannabe martyrs
As long as there are people in England who believe this construction is possible, they are destined to lose this war, and their country.
If Salman Abedi did this in Tokyo, would the press describe him as the "22-year old Japanese man"? If he did it in Addis Ababa, would they describe him as the "22-year old Ethiopian"? If he did it in Mexico City, would they describe him as the "22-year old Mexican"?
I’m not ready to write the Brits off yet.
At heart, the English gentleman is a barbarian. And, therein lies his worth.
As long as Rugby is still played in British schools and they still hold the Highland Games, the Brits have a chance.
Despite, with the exception of Margaret Thatcher, the best efforts of every other British politician since Winston Churchill, the true sons of:
The yeoman archers from Wales who annihilated the French knights at Agincourt,
The Scots who followed William Wallace,
and, the English warriors of Waterloo, Trafalgar, the Battle of Britain, El Alamein, and the Falklands are still with us.
They still have a path to Making Britain Great Again:
1 . Get rid of their globalist political class.
2. Repeal the Firearms Act of 1920 and all subsequent laws restricting the private ownership, carry, and use of weapons.
3. Shame political correctness out of existence.
4. Close their borders.
Nobody said it would be easy, but their odds are a hell of lot better than their forefathers faced at either Agincourt or the Battle of Britain.
Every time I see that pic, it reminds me of Malcolm X.
The family even informed the government.
I feel for those that did as they are dead men/women walkig once this comes out.
The problem lies somewhere that is not being addressed. This is a good textbook case apparently.
Many freepers have connected the dots. Bo and Hillary put the Muslim brotherhood in power in Libya for a handsome price.
Yeah, his family reported him AND his family raised him and attended the same mosque. Every mosque on the planet is generating and helping train these mass muderers and serial killers.
Thanks for the heads-up.
re: bro arrested, Salman blown up
Thanks for that info.
She was pretty proud of killing a foreign head of state at the time. That is their ‘smart diplomacy’ in action.
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