Everything we know about Salman Abedi, named as the Manchester suicide bomber

“Abedi born in Manchester and grew up in tight-knit Libyan community

that was known for its strong opposition to Colonel Muammar

Gaddafi’s regime.”

“A group of Gaddafi dissidents, who were members of the outlawed

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), lived within close proximity

to Abedi in Whalley Range.”

“Among them was Abd al-Baset Azzouz, a father-of-four from

Manchester, who left Britain to run a terrorist network in Libya

overseen by Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s successor

as leader of al-Qaeda.”

“Azzouz, 48, an expert bomb-maker, was accused of running

an al-Qaeda network in eastern Libya. The Telegraph reported

in 2014 that Azzouz had 200 to 300 militants under his control

and was an expert in bomb-making.”