Younger brother of Manchester bomber was planning to stage an attack in Libya, authorities say
Source: Washington Post
Younger brother of Manchester bomber was planning to stage an attack in Libya, authorities say
By Griff Witte, Karla Adam and Sudarsan Raghavan May 24 at 2:01 PM
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In Libya, meanwhile, an official said counterterrorism authorities have arrested at least two members of the family of the bomber, Salman Abedi, including a younger brother suspected of planning an attack in Libyas main city, Tripoli. The bomber was a British-born citizen whose parents emigrated from Libya.
Ahmed Dagdoug, spokesman for Libyas counterterrorism Reda Force, said Hashem Abedi was arrested Tuesday and is suspected of planning to stage an attack in Tripoli. Abedis father, Ramadan, was arrested Wednesday.
Dagdoug said Hashem was also in frequent contact with his brother Salman in Manchester and was aware of the plans to attack the concert.
It was unclear whether Abedis relatives were a key part of the network planning the Manchester attack, but authorities were increasingly exploring the emerging connections between Britain and Libya.
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