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Manchester Arena terror attack: Man arrested in Liverpool John Lennon Airport in connection with bombing | Manchester Arena terror attack: Man arrested in Liverpool John Lennon Airport in connection with bombing |
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A man has been arrested in connection with the Manchester Arena terror attack. | A man has been arrested in connection with the Manchester Arena terror attack. |
The 19-year-old was arrested at Liverpool John Lennon airport on suspicion of offences contrary to the Terrorism Act and remains in custody, Greater Manchester Police said. | |
A property on Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield is being searched as part of the investigation. | A property on Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield is being searched as part of the investigation. |
Police said that, as it stands, 23 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, of whom two were quickly de-arrested, and 20 were released without charge. | Police said that, as it stands, 23 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation, of whom two were quickly de-arrested, and 20 were released without charge. |
Anti-terror officers have already said police suspect suicide bomber Salman Abedi did not act alone and detectives want to speak to his brother in Libya. | Anti-terror officers have already said police suspect suicide bomber Salman Abedi did not act alone and detectives want to speak to his brother in Libya. |
Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson, head of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, said earlier this week that while detectives do not now think Abedi was part of a large network, they do suspect the involvement of others in the attack which had been planned for months. | |
He said officers were “engaged” with the authorities in war-torn Libya where Abedi’s brother, Hashem, is currently being held. | |
Mr Jackson said: “We don’t have evidence of a large network. We do however suspect others were either aware or complicit in the knowledge of this attack.” | |
And he did not rule out further arrests. | And he did not rule out further arrests. |
Abedi killed 22 people when he detonated a bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in May. |