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| Manchester attack: Evacuations as police tracking Salman Abedi's movements investigate parked car | Manchester attack: Evacuations as police tracking Salman Abedi's movements investigate parked car |
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| Residents are being evacuated in Manchester after police cordoned off a suspect car possibly linked to Salman Abedi. | Residents are being evacuated in Manchester after police cordoned off a suspect car possibly linked to Salman Abedi. |
| Greater Manchester Police said the white Nissan Micra "may be significant to the investigation" as the operation continued. | Greater Manchester Police said the white Nissan Micra "may be significant to the investigation" as the operation continued. |
| Authorities were urging people to keep away from a large security cordon around the scene in Rusholme Place, where the bomb squad was seen arriving shortly before 4pm on Friday. It left just under two hours later. | Authorities were urging people to keep away from a large security cordon around the scene in Rusholme Place, where the bomb squad was seen arriving shortly before 4pm on Friday. It left just under two hours later. |
| Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson, head of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "This is potentially a significant development in the investigation. | Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson, head of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "This is potentially a significant development in the investigation. |
| "We are very interested in anything people can tell us about the movements of this car, and who was in it, over the past months. | "We are very interested in anything people can tell us about the movements of this car, and who was in it, over the past months. |
| "We are also interested in any information about who may have had access tot he car or who may have gone to and from it." | "We are also interested in any information about who may have had access tot he car or who may have gone to and from it." |
| The car was outside a block of flats called Devell House in Rusholme, the area where Abedi returned repeatedly carrying a blue suitcase in the run-up to the bombing. | |
| Manchester Royal Infirmary has been unaffected by the operation, but its Ronald McDonald House centre for the families of child patients has been evacuated, as well as surrounding homes and student accommodation. | Manchester Royal Infirmary has been unaffected by the operation, but its Ronald McDonald House centre for the families of child patients has been evacuated, as well as surrounding homes and student accommodation. |
| The cordon was continuing to widen more than an hour after police announced the search, with a nearby pub and shops being shut along Wilmslow Road. | The cordon was continuing to widen more than an hour after police announced the search, with a nearby pub and shops being shut along Wilmslow Road. |
| Authorities said the cordon was a "precaution" and that people would temporarily be relocated. | Authorities said the cordon was a "precaution" and that people would temporarily be relocated. |
| It came as Prince William made a visit to Manchester, meeting police officers, paramedics and members of the emergency services who responded to the attack. | It came as Prince William made a visit to Manchester, meeting police officers, paramedics and members of the emergency services who responded to the attack. |
| The Duke of Cambridge also met volunteers at Manchester Cathedral and made a private visit to victims and their families at Manchester Children's Hospital. | The Duke of Cambridge also met volunteers at Manchester Cathedral and made a private visit to victims and their families at Manchester Children's Hospital. |
| Police are attempting to piece together the bomber's movements from when he flew back from Libya on 18 May and the attack four days later. | Police are attempting to piece together the bomber's movements from when he flew back from Libya on 18 May and the attack four days later. |
| New CCTV images have been released showing Abedi moving around Manchester during the period, sometimes carrying a blue suitcase investigators also want to trace. | New CCTV images have been released showing Abedi moving around Manchester during the period, sometimes carrying a blue suitcase investigators also want to trace. |
| On Thursday, Det Ch Supt Jackson said he purchased parts for the bomb after arriving back in the UK, adding: “What we still need to understand is if he had any of the bomb parts in his possession before he went out of the country. | On Thursday, Det Ch Supt Jackson said he purchased parts for the bomb after arriving back in the UK, adding: “What we still need to understand is if he had any of the bomb parts in his possession before he went out of the country. |
| “This is why we are tracking his movements so carefully.” | “This is why we are tracking his movements so carefully.” |
| The detective confirmed that searches in the Banff Road area earlier this week were sparked by information given by members of the public, but despite house-to-house enquiries, police are “still not satisfied why Abedi went there”. | The detective confirmed that searches in the Banff Road area earlier this week were sparked by information given by members of the public, but despite house-to-house enquiries, police are “still not satisfied why Abedi went there”. |
| “It is vital we understand exactly where he went there and who he spoke to in these final days before the attack,” he added. | “It is vital we understand exactly where he went there and who he spoke to in these final days before the attack,” he added. |
| “We need your help as we piece together what happened in the lead up to the attack and if Abedi was helped by anyone.” | “We need your help as we piece together what happened in the lead up to the attack and if Abedi was helped by anyone.” |
| Police previously confirmed that the attacker purchased many of the “core components” himself and made many movements alone in the four days before the attack. | Police previously confirmed that the attacker purchased many of the “core components” himself and made many movements alone in the four days before the attack. |
| But investigators are still probing the possibility of a wider network behind the bombing, which killed 22 people and injured dozens more at Manchester Arena. | But investigators are still probing the possibility of a wider network behind the bombing, which killed 22 people and injured dozens more at Manchester Arena. |
| Two of Abedi’s cousins claimed they had no idea about his plans or his “secret” radicalisation. | Two of Abedi’s cousins claimed they had no idea about his plans or his “secret” radicalisation. |
| Isaac and Abz Forjani were arrested during police searches in Fallowfield following the attack but released without charge after a week of questioning. | Isaac and Abz Forjani were arrested during police searches in Fallowfield following the attack but released without charge after a week of questioning. |
| “The fact that the person that did this is related to us by blood is something that's going to stay with me for the rest of my life,” Isaac, 24, told the BBC. | “The fact that the person that did this is related to us by blood is something that's going to stay with me for the rest of my life,” Isaac, 24, told the BBC. |
| After growing up with his cousin and travelling to Libya as a family, he said he did not understand the motivation for Abedi’s attack. | After growing up with his cousin and travelling to Libya as a family, he said he did not understand the motivation for Abedi’s attack. |
| “I don't understand where that ideology comes from, I don't understand what made him do what he did,” Isaac added. | “I don't understand where that ideology comes from, I don't understand what made him do what he did,” Isaac added. |
| The two brothers said they last saw Abedi three months before the bombing, when he got his hair trimmed at Abz’ barber shop in Moss Side. | The two brothers said they last saw Abedi three months before the bombing, when he got his hair trimmed at Abz’ barber shop in Moss Side. |
| Abz described his cousin as a “bubbly person that always acted normal”, telling ITV they once had a lot in common, playing football together and “experiencing the party life”. | Abz described his cousin as a “bubbly person that always acted normal”, telling ITV they once had a lot in common, playing football together and “experiencing the party life”. |
| “People have seen it as a big network that we’re involved in but it’s nothing like that,” he said, accusing Abedi of “betraying the family”. | “People have seen it as a big network that we’re involved in but it’s nothing like that,” he said, accusing Abedi of “betraying the family”. |
| “I believe it was all done by one man who developed thoughts in the last year [who] developed some sort of thoughts in the past few years which he kept to himself, secretly to himself,” he added. | “I believe it was all done by one man who developed thoughts in the last year [who] developed some sort of thoughts in the past few years which he kept to himself, secretly to himself,” he added. |
| “He never shared it with any members of the family - if he would of, we could have done something to stop that happening.” | “He never shared it with any members of the family - if he would of, we could have done something to stop that happening.” |
| Abedi’s acquaintances said he was previously linked to gangs, smoked cannabis and drank but came back from Libya a “completely different guy” six years ago and “suddenly turned religious”, expressing extremist sentiments and hanging a black Islamist flag from his home. | Abedi’s acquaintances said he was previously linked to gangs, smoked cannabis and drank but came back from Libya a “completely different guy” six years ago and “suddenly turned religious”, expressing extremist sentiments and hanging a black Islamist flag from his home. |
| Greater Manchester Police said that 10 men, aged between 18 and 44, remain in custody on suspicion of terror offences. | Greater Manchester Police said that 10 men, aged between 18 and 44, remain in custody on suspicion of terror offences. |
| Anyone with information is asked to call the anti-terror hotline anonymously on 0800 789321 or send images and footage to police by visiting the UK Police Image Appeal website. | Anyone with information is asked to call the anti-terror hotline anonymously on 0800 789321 or send images and footage to police by visiting the UK Police Image Appeal website. |