The brother of the alleged executor of the terrorist attack in Manchester was arrested in Libya

The younger brother of Salman Abedi, the alleged executor of the attack at the Manchester Arena stadium, was arrested in Tripoli. It is reported by Reuters with reference to a representative of local anti -terrorism forces.

Hashem Abdi born in 1997 is suspected of relations with the Islamic State. He was detained on May 23, the interlocutor of the agency noted.

Later it became known about the detention of another suspect in the case of a terrorist attack. As noted, he was detained in Wigan, northwest of Manchester. The detainee found a package with him, the contents of which are now evaluated.

Earlier it was reported that in the south of Manchester the police detained three suspects in the terrorist attack. In addition, the 23-year-old brother Abdi was detained in Manchester, he remains in custody.

There are four children in the family of the alleged terrorist: three brothers and sister. His family fled from Libya to the UK "fleeing the regime [former president of Libya] Muammar Gaddafi," noted The Telegraph.

NBC, citing a source in American intelligence, reported that Salman Abedi himself was associated with al-Qaeda and was training in one of the foreign camps of the group. His school friend said that the alleged terrorist went to Libya; The police check whether he was trained in one of the Libyan camps for militants. According to the French Ministry of Internal Affairs, Salman Abedi could also visit Syria.

The terrorist attack at the stadium in Manchester occurred in the evening of May 22 during the concert of singer Ariana Grande. As a result, 22 people were killed, including children; Another 64 suffered. The Islamic State took responsibility for the attack. In connection with the terrorist attack, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Teresa May increased in the country the level of a terrorist threat to “critical”.