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Manchester bomber's brother faces trial in Libya | Manchester bomber's brother faces trial in Libya |
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Hashem Abedi, the younger brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi, will be tried in Libya over his suspected role in the attack, the BBC has been told. | |
The 20-year-old was arrested in Libya shortly after the suicide attack in May that killed 22 people. | |
Libya's chief investigator in the case, Asadiq Al Sour, said Abedi is suspected of having helped his brother and collected materials for the attack. | |
Their father Ramadan, who was also detained in Libya, has been freed. | |
Hashem Abedi will be taken to court within two months at most, Mr Sour told BBC Middle East correspondent Orla Guerin. | |
British police have already questioned Abedi in Tripoli several times, he added. | |
The authorities said they had no concrete evidence against his father, who has returned to the family home on the outskirts of Tripoli. | The authorities said they had no concrete evidence against his father, who has returned to the family home on the outskirts of Tripoli. |
When the BBC visited the building, our correspondent was told he was tired and unwilling to comment. | When the BBC visited the building, our correspondent was told he was tired and unwilling to comment. |
A relative, however, said Mr Abedi had been shocked at what his son Salman had done. No father wants his child to be a suicide bomber, he said. | |
Salman Abedi detonated a home-made bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena as crowds were leaving an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May. | |
The 22-year-old, who was born in Manchester to Libyan parents, had left the UK on 15 April and travelled to Libya before returning to the UK four days before the attack. | |
Another relative of the Abedi brothers, Mohamed Younis Abedi, is in custody in eastern Libya. His credit card was allegedly used to buy components for the bomb. | |
The authorities in Libya have also given British police a list of names of people in the UK who they say should be questioned. | The authorities in Libya have also given British police a list of names of people in the UK who they say should be questioned. |
They are not necessarily suspects but could provide important information about the bomber and his brother, the BBC was told. | They are not necessarily suspects but could provide important information about the bomber and his brother, the BBC was told. |