Daily Mirror

‘Bomber brother planning his own attack’

Hashem’s seized with dad by Libyans Troops on streets as attack ‘imminent’ Shocking pics of bomb that killed 22

- BY ANDY LINES Chief Reporter

THE kid brother of Manchester suicide-bomber Salman Abedi was planning his own atrocity, security sources fear. Hashem Abedi, 20, was arrested in Libya on Tuesday night. Officials said he was an Islamic

State member and was “aware of all the details” of the attack that killed 22 people after an Ariana Grande gig at Manchester Arena on Monday night.

He is also said to have admitted planning his own atrocity.

Libyan police said Hashem was arrested in capital Tripoli as he went to pick up £2,500 transferre­d from Salman, 22, before he blew himself up.

It is feared it was a payment from IS. Hashem demonstrat­ed extremist views online. Under a picture of IS fighters chopping off a man’s hand, he wrote: “This is a punishment prescribed by Allah, you idiot.” A pic emerged on Facebook of him with a machine gun.

The brothers’ father Ramadan, 50, was also arrested in Libya yesterday.

 ??  ?? EVIL Salman Abedi
EVIL Salman Abedi
 ??  ?? TAKING AIM Hashem wields gun in chilling Facebook pic
TAKING AIM Hashem wields gun in chilling Facebook pic

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