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Brother of Manchester concert suicide bomber arrested in Libya

Manchester bomber Salman Abedi's brother has been arrested in London after being extradited from Libya more than two years after the deadly attack.

Hashem Abedi, the younger brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi after he was arrested in Tripoli, Libya.

Hashem Abedi, the younger brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi after he was arrested in Tripoli, Libya. Source: LIBYAN INTERIOR MINISTRY

The brother of a suicide bomber who attacked a concert in Manchester has been extradited from Libya and arrested in London on suspicion of helping plan the blast.

Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old Briton born to Libyan parents, blew himself up at the end of an Ariana Grande show in 2017 in the deadliest militant attack in Britain for 12 years.

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