“We have evidence that he is involved in Daesh [Islamic State] with his brother. Her French counterpart Gerard Collomb said the man had links with Islamic State and had probably visited Syria as well. A Facebook page that appears to belong to Abedi shows links to several former LIFG members. Some LIFG members and supporters fled Libya in the 1990s to Britain and like Abedi settled in Manchester, home to a large Libyan community. Nominally aligned with the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), it has specialized in breaking up Islamic State cells in the Libyan capital.

Source: Egypt Independent May 24, 2017 22:52 UTC