Manchester bombing: Soldiers on streets as threat level raised to critical

Manchester Arena bombing: soldiers on British streets as threat level raised to critical

Killer had recently visited Libya – reports

There are reports tonight that Salman Abedi, named as the perpetrator of the attack, had visited Libya recently, with some saying he returned to the UK only days before he killed 22 people at the Manchester Arena.

The Times reports that he spent time in Libya, citing an unnamed school friend:

He went to Libya three weeks ago and came back recently, like days ago.

Abedi was British, but his family is from Libya. The Guardian understands that his father, Abu Ismail Abedi, is thought to be in Tripoli.

The Sun reports that Salman Abedi may have used trips to Libya to travel to Syria. This has not been confirmed.

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