Salman Abedi, 22, is suspected of committing the attack with a homemade explosive outside Manchester Arena, where American singer Ariana Grande had been performing. Interior Minister Amber Rudd said Salman Abedi, a British citizen of Libyan descent, likely didn’t act alone. Police Have Arrested His Father, Two BrothersBritish authorities conducted searches across the greater Manchester area, where Abedi is thought to have lived. Also Wednesday, Libyan authorities arrested Abedi’s father, Ramadan, and his younger brother Hashem in Tripoli. “I spoke to [Salman Abedi] about five days ago ... there was nothing wrong, everything was normal,” Ramadan Abedi told the news service.

Source: Huffington Post May 24, 2017 17:52 UTC