Brother urged Manchester Arena bomber to kill

The younger brother of the Manchester Arena bomber encouraged his sibling to kill and maim as many people as possible outside an Ariana Grande concert, the Old Bailey heard. Hashem Abedi, now 22, sourced ingredients including the metal cylinders and shrapnel for Salman’s ‘large home-made improvised explosive device’ which he detonated on 22 May 2017. Abedi allegedly obtained the precursor chemicals for the bomb using other people’s bank details and online accounts to avoid detection. Before carrying out the attack,…

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