Bomber was a terrorist, period

Re “We may never know why,” Opinion, May 28

The Times seems to be the only major newspaper in the world that is confused about the nature of Salman Ramadan Abedi.

He may have been “respectful to his elders.” He may have been lots of things. He may have eaten M&Ms. What is undeniable, however, is that he is a maimer and killer of innocent children who had the misfortune at being at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester on May 22.

There is no confusion. This type of monster has a name: terrorist.

Ted Raimi Toluca Lake