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Manchester Arena bomber's brother Hashem Abedi admits involvement | Manchester Arena bomber's brother Hashem Abedi admits involvement |
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The brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has admitted his involvement in planning the attack for the first time. | |
Hashem Abedi, 23, was jailed for murdering the 22 people who were killed in the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017. | |
During his trial, Abedi denied helping his brother Salman, 22, plan the attack that also left hundreds more injured. | |
But a public inquiry into the bombing heard Hashem Abedi had made the admission in prison last month. | |
The inquiry heard how during an interview with inquiry lawyers, he admitted he had "played a full part and a knowing part in the planning and preparation for the arena attack", in which his brother also died. | |
Abedi did not give evidence during his trial at the Old Bailey, providing only a statement in which he denied 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and plotting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life. | |
He originally claimed he did not hold extremist views and had been "shocked" by what his brother had done. | |
In August, Abedi was jailed for life at the Old Bailey, with a minimum term of 55 years, after a jury found him guilty. | |
Hashem Abedi helped his brother Salman plan the 2017 attack which killed 22 people | Hashem Abedi helped his brother Salman plan the 2017 attack which killed 22 people |
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