Was A Terror Network Behind The Manchester Bombing?

New York Times: Police Investigate ‘Network’ of Salman Abedi, Manchester Bomber

MANCHESTER, England — He was a fan of Manchester United, like many in his soccer-obsessed hometown. He smoked pot. He lost a friend to violence last year. He recently dropped out of college. Last month he went to Libya to visit his parents, who had moved back there after two decades in Britain.

A portrait of Salman Abedi, the 22-year-old who carried out Britain’s deadliest terrorist attack since 2005, began to come into focus on Wednesday as the police raced to track down what they called his “network,” in the first official confirmation that investigators believe Mr. Abedi had received help.

On Monday night, Mr. Abedi detonated a powerful bomb as fans were leaving a pop concert by the American singer Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena. The explosion killed 22 people, including a police officer and an 8-year-old girl, and wounded 64 others; 20 were still listed in critical condition on Wednesday.

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More News On The Investigation Of A Possible Terror Network Behind The Manchester Bombing

Manchester attacker's father, younger brother arrested in Tripoli: spokesman -- Reuters
UK investigates 'network' of alleged Manchester attackers -- AP
Investigators explore suspected bomber's links to larger European terror network, family ties to al-Qaida -- Chicago Tribune/AP
Manchester bomber Salman Abedi's father and brothers arrested, linked to ISIS, Al Qaeda -- FOX News
Arrests in Manchester, Tripoli as police hunt suicide bomber's network -- Reuters
Manchester attack: Bomber linked to wider network, recently returned from Libya -- CNN
Younger brother of Manchester bomber was ‘planning to stage an attack’ in Libya, authorities say -- Washington Post
Photographs of Manchester bomb parts published after leak -- The Guardian
Manchester attack: The Libya-jihad connection -- BBC News
All that we'll never know about Manchester bomber Salman Ramadan Abedi -- L.A. Times
Manchester attack: Who was Salman Abedi? -- BBC