His link to Brussels Man in the Hat
MOHAMED Abrini, who police believe may be linked to Salman Abedi, became known as ‘the Man in the Hat’ after police released CCTV pictures of him in Brussels airport pushing a luggage trolley packed with explosives.
He was seen with the two bombers who died in the attack in March 016.
His bomb failed to explode and he fled the scene, prompting a worldwide manhunt.
The Belgian, of Moroccan descent, was also linked to the Paris atrocities.
The 31-year-old was eventually arrested in Brussels in April 016 and remains in custody. There were fears he might have been plotting a massacre in the UK after it emerged he had visited Birmingham and taken pictures of a football stadium.
When interviewed by Belgian police he denied that photos he took of landmarks in Britain were for reconnaissance.