THIS is the Brit-born suicide bomber who killed 22 innocent people and maimed 59 others in the Manchester Arena nail bomb massacre.
Sick terrorist Salman Abedi, 22, was unmasked as Theresa May raised the UK threat level to “critical” for the first time in 10 years and said she may deploy armed soldiers on the streets because another terror attack could be “imminent”.
The Sun can reveal Abedi had secret jihadi training during family trips to Syria and spooks fear he was not acting alone when he carried out the atrocity that ISIS has claimed responsibility for.
The monster – who killed concert-goers as young as eight and left 119 others injured in Monday’s deadly blast at Ariana Grande’s gig – was born and grew up in Britain.
But Abedi’s family hail from Libya and he is thought to have visited the North African country – also a haven for ISIS fighters – regularly in recent years.
Sources said there were fears Abedi may have taken advantage of the conflict to make the simple journey across the Med to Syria without alerting the British authorities.
One revealed: “His potential ties to Syria now very much forms one line of inquiry.”
Cops are also probing whether Abedi, who is believed to have been known to MI5, acted alone or as part of a larger extremist network to carry out the worst terror attack Britain has seen since the 7/7 London bombings.
Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley admitted there were “gaps in our knowledge” about Abedi and the PM said it was possible a “wider group of individuals” could have been involved in the “cowardly” attack.
Eight-year-old schoolgirl Saffie Roussos has been named as one of the victims along with college student Georgina Callander and 26-year-old John Atkinson.
The horrific attack came as:
- The Sun has launched ‘Together With Manchester‘ appeal and donated £100,000 to get it going
- At least 22 people died and a further 59 were injured
- Homeless heroes told how they pulled nails out of kids’ faces
- Terrorist named as British-born Salman Abedi, 22, who was ‘known to MI5’
- Cops raided two addresses and arrested his brother Ismail, 23
- Theresa May raised the UK threat level to “critical”
- The Queen praised the people of Manchester for their compassion
- Emotional vigils were held across the UK
- More than 100 people came forward to donate blood
- Terrified family and friends pleaded for information on missing people online
- US President Trump brands suicide bomber “an evil loser”
- Arndale shopping centre in Manchester evacuated and man arrested over false alarm
Business management student Abedi’s identity emerged soon after armed cops dramatically stormed his home in Chorlton, Manchester, at around noon on Tuesday.
The uni dropout’s older brother, computer expert Ismail, 23, was arrested in a separate raid and was being quizzed by anti-terror cops last night.
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