Accused Manchester bomber claims he was tortured

The younger brother of the Manchester Arena bomber denied being a member of ISIS and claims he would have reported his sibling had he known of the plot, the Old Bailey heard. Hashem Abedi, 22, allegedly encouraged Salman to kill 22 and maimed hundreds more when he detonated his rucksack bomb at the Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017. But Hashem insisted if he knew of the plan he would have told his family and said he was relieved…

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