Warning of “imminent” attack, Britain raises threat level
7 years, 10 months ago

Warning of “imminent” attack, Britain raises threat level

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, England — As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain’s prime minister warned another attack could be “imminent,” thousands of people poured into the streets of Manchester in a defiant vigil Tuesday for victims of a blast at a pop concert — the latest apparent target of Islamic extremists seeking to rattle life in the West. Touching on that disconnect, British Prime Minister Theresa May said: “We struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherish but as an opportunity for carnage.” May said Britain’s terror threat level had been raised to critical — meaning another attack may be imminent. Lord Mayor Eddy Newman and the city’s police chief were among the speakers in front of City Hall in Albert Square, where a banner with a website for a Muslim group said “Love for all, Hatred for None.” May called raising the country’s terror threat level and deploying soldiers to patrol key sites a “proportionate and sensible response” to the suicide bombing. U.S. President Donald Trump, on a visit to the West Bank city of Bethlehem, called the perpetrators “evil losers” and said “this wicked ideology must be obliterated.” Manchester, 160 miles northwest of London, is one of Britain’s largest cities.

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Man is arrested over 1996 IRA lorry bomb that injured 212 and destroyed Manchester city centre
2 years, 6 months ago

Man is arrested over 1996 IRA lorry bomb that injured 212 and destroyed Manchester city centre

Daily Mail  

Police are trying to track down all the people injured in an IRA terror attack in Manchester City Centre in 1996 following the arrest of a man trying to board a flight from Birmingham last night. Footage previously released showed the heart-stopping bravery of two police officers who ushered shoppers to safety moments before an IRA lorry bomb ripped through …

Arndale bombing: 25 years on, Manchester still waits for answers
3 years, 9 months ago

Arndale bombing: 25 years on, Manchester still waits for answers

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It is wrong.” The suggestion is that, while both Greater Manchester Police and Special …

Bomber’s brother gets 55 years for Manchester concert attack
4 years, 7 months ago

Bomber’s brother gets 55 years for Manchester concert attack

Associated Press  

LONDON — The brother of the suicide bomber who set off an explosion at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds, was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 55 years in prison. Judge Jeremy Baker said that the two brothers were “equally culpable for the deaths and injuries caused by the explosion.” “Although …

London terror attack: Britain's threat level rises to 'critical' after blast injures 29 at Parsons Green station
7 years, 6 months ago

London terror attack: Britain's threat level rises to 'critical' after blast injures 29 at Parsons Green station

Firstpost  

A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car exploded in London on Friday, injuring 29 people and prompting authorities to raise Britain’s terrorism threat level to “critical,” meaning another attack may be imminent. London: A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car exploded in London on Friday, injuring 29 people and prompting authorities to raise Britain’s terrorism threat …

London train blast: Latest of 5 UK terror incidents in 2017
7 years, 6 months ago

London train blast: Latest of 5 UK terror incidents in 2017

CNN  

CNN — The blast of an improvised bomb Friday on a London Underground train brings the number of terror incidents in the United Kingdom this year to at least five. NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Khalid Masood drove a rental car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge before exiting the vehicle and stabbing a police officer to death at the entrance to …

Britain's time of tumult: A timeline of political turbulence, terror attacks and a fire tragedy
7 years, 9 months ago

Britain's time of tumult: A timeline of political turbulence, terror attacks and a fire tragedy

Firstpost  

Britain has endured a tumultuous period in recent months including four terror attacks, a catastrophic fire and a dramatic election that left Theresa May’s Conservative government badly weakened London: Britain has endured a tumultuous period in recent months including four terror attacks, a catastrophic fire and a dramatic election that left Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative government badly weakened. The …

Police face scrutiny as third London attacker named
7 years, 9 months ago

Police face scrutiny as third London attacker named

Al Jazeera  

Italian officials claim they passed on concerns about Youssef Zaghba to British intelligence officials last year. British police on Tuesday named the third London Bridge attacker as an Italian national of Moroccan descent, and Italian officials said they had passed on their concerns about him to British intelligence officials last year. UK police said that 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba lived in …

London attack: Security services wrestle with copycat terror threat
7 years, 9 months ago

London attack: Security services wrestle with copycat terror threat

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The weapons used in the London attack, killing seven people and injuring 48 others …

Terror attacks in Britain: Timeline
7 years, 9 months ago

Terror attacks in Britain: Timeline

Live Mint  

London: Six victims were killed in a terror attack in central London, and the three attackers were shot dead by armed police, police said on Sunday. It was the latest in a string of terror strikes in London and elsewhere in Britain in recent years: A suicide bomber blows himself outside a pop concert by teen idol Ariana Grande in …

Manchester terror attack probe: British police find car, could be linked to fatal bombing that killed 22
7 years, 9 months ago

Manchester terror attack probe: British police find car, could be linked to fatal bombing that killed 22

Firstpost  

British counter-terrorism police probing the arena suicide bombing in Manchester that killed 22 people discovered a car on Friday in the city which they believe could be “significant” to the investigation. London: British counter-terrorism police probing the arena suicide bombing in Manchester that killed 22 people discovered a car on Friday in the city which they believe could be “significant” …

Salman Abdei, Manchester bomber not to buried in city; authorities say body never kept with shooting victims
7 years, 10 months ago

Salman Abdei, Manchester bomber not to buried in city; authorities say body never kept with shooting victims

Firstpost  

One source said authorities would do “everything in their power” to prevent Abedi from being buried or laid to rest in Manchester. London: Authorities are bitterly opposed to the burial of suicide bomber Salman Abedi, who killed 22 people at a concert nine days ago, in Manchester. The source said: “Every effort is going in to making sure that there …

Salman Abedi: Manchester suicide bomber was known to MI5 but not under active investigation
7 years, 10 months ago

Salman Abedi: Manchester suicide bomber was known to MI5 but not under active investigation

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Manchester suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, was reportedly known to …

Manchester Arena terror attack: Police arrest 25-year-old in Old Trafford, total 12 in custody
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester Arena terror attack: Police arrest 25-year-old in Old Trafford, total 12 in custody

Firstpost  

British counter-terror police on Sunday said they have made a fresh arrest in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing in raids across the north-west England city. London: British counter-terror police on Sunday said they have made a fresh arrest in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing in raids across the north-west England city. Twelve people are now being held in …

UK Police Issue Photo Of Manchester Attacker, Believe Bomb Made In City Apartment
7 years, 10 months ago

UK Police Issue Photo Of Manchester Attacker, Believe Bomb Made In City Apartment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING British police on Saturday released a photograph of Salman Abedi on the night he killed 22 people in a suicide bomb attack in Manchester and said they believed an apartment in the city center was where he put together his device. “We know one of the last places Abedi went was the city center flat and from …

Manchester attack: Police fear Salman Abedi could have made a second bomb
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester attack: Police fear Salman Abedi could have made a second bomb

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police fear the Manchester suicide bomber may have made a …

Manchester terror attack: British troops deployed at strategic sites, country on 'critical' terror alert, says Theresa May
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester terror attack: British troops deployed at strategic sites, country on 'critical' terror alert, says Theresa May

Firstpost  

Here is what we know so far about the Manchester Arena attack, the deadliest in Britain since 2005. Britain has raised its terror alert to the maximum level and ordered troops to protect strategic sites after 22 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Manchester pop concert. Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said Abedi had not acted …

Manchester terror attack: British authorities "furious" over intelligence leaks to US media
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester terror attack: British authorities "furious" over intelligence leaks to US media

Firstpost  

Britain raced to hunt down a jihadist network thought to be behind the Manchester concert attack, as a row escalated between London and Washington over leaked material from the probe. It’s terrible, it’s hard to believe it.” In Manchester, north-west England, feelings were still raw following Salman Abedi’s attack on a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande — especially …

Manchester terror attack: 'Irritated' UK scolds US officials who leaked name of suicide bomber
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester terror attack: 'Irritated' UK scolds US officials who leaked name of suicide bomber

Firstpost  

Britain expressed irritation on Wednesday at leaks in the United States of details about a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a packed pop concert, saying disclosures of that kind could hinder such investigations. London: Britain expressed irritation on Wednesday at leaks in the United States of details about a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a packed …

Manchester attack: What do we know about suicide bomber Salman Ramadan Abedi?
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester attack: What do we know about suicide bomber Salman Ramadan Abedi?

ABC  

Salman Abedi, the 22-year-old suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester, was born in the city in 1994 to parents of Libyan birth. Key points: CCTV appear to show Salman made purchases ahead of the attack Neighbours tell reporters Salman had been "acting strangely" recently Investigators seek clues from the Abedi family mosque and home His …

Manchester bombing live updates: Police are investigating 'terror network' behind suicide attack
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester bombing live updates: Police are investigating 'terror network' behind suicide attack

The Independent  

✕ Close Manchester attack: Theresa May raises terror threat rating to 'critical' Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

Manchester bombing: Terror 'network' was behind suicide attack, say police
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester bombing: Terror 'network' was behind suicide attack, say police

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police investigating the Manchester Arena suicide bomb attack are convinced …

Salman Abedi: Police probe Libyan links of Manchester bomber who killed 22
7 years, 10 months ago

Salman Abedi: Police probe Libyan links of Manchester bomber who killed 22

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Security agencies are investigating whether Salman Abedi, named as the …

Manchester Arena blast: Who was Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber behind deadly terror attack?
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester Arena blast: Who was Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber behind deadly terror attack?

India TV News  

The suspected suicide bomber behind the attack at Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester Arena which killed 22 people and injured dozens has been identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi. "The perpetrator was Salman Ramadan Abedi, who was born and brought up in Britain," British Prime Minister Theresa May said, condemning his actions as "callous and cowardly". One member of Manchester’s Libyan …

Manchester bombing: Olivia Campbell, 15, named as fourth victim of attack
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester bombing: Olivia Campbell, 15, named as fourth victim of attack

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The mother of a 15-year-old girl has paid tribute to …

Manchester bombing: suicide bomber kills 22 in attack on concert crowds - as it happened
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester bombing: suicide bomber kills 22 in attack on concert crowds - as it happened

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suicide bomber killed 22 people, including children, as an …

Manchester attack: Did anyone help suicide bomber Salman Abedi?
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester attack: Did anyone help suicide bomber Salman Abedi?

ABC  

It's not easy to make a viable, stable bomb on your own at home in a western country. Official records show that Salman Abedi was registered as living at a Manchester home raided by armed police. It's also one reason why most security analysts think it's unlikely that Salman Abedi acted entirely alone. Parents helped kids escape Photo shows Parents …

Britain’s security alert level raised to ‘critical’
7 years, 10 months ago

Britain’s security alert level raised to ‘critical’

Al Jazeera  

‘Wider group of individuals’ may be linked to Manchester attack that killed 22 people, Prime Minister Theresa May says. Britain’s threat level has been raised from “severe” to “critical”, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced, saying another attack “may be imminent” following a deadly suicide bombing in Manchester. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Phillips, reporting from Manchester, said it appeared the assault …

How to protect ‘soft targets’ after Manchester bombing?
7 years, 10 months ago

How to protect ‘soft targets’ after Manchester bombing?

Al Jazeera  

Unprecedented security measures taken across Britain after Monday’s suicide attack at a Manchester concert arena. One of the victims was an eight-year-old girl, who’d gone to the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, with her mother and sister on Monday night. Five people were killed on March 22 when British citizen Khalid Masood drove his car onto the pavement along Westminster …

Salman Abedi named as lone suicide bomber in Manchester attack, police say
7 years, 10 months ago

Salman Abedi named as lone suicide bomber in Manchester attack, police say

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The man who bombed children and fans leaving an Ariana …

Manchester bombing: Mancunians shut down EDL rally after terror attack
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester bombing: Mancunians shut down EDL rally after terror attack

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mancunians were quick to condemn a group of English Defence …

Manchester suicide attacker identified as Salman Abedi, son of Libyan parents
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester suicide attacker identified as Salman Abedi, son of Libyan parents

India TV News  

The suicide bomber behind the Manchester Arena bombing which killed 22 people and injured dozens has been identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi. The suspect was born in Manchester in 1994 and was the second youngest of four children of Libyan refugees who came to UK to escape the Gaddafi regime, a report in The Telegraph said. The bombing Monday night …

Manchester bombing: Katie Hopkins reported to police after calling for 'final solution' following terror attack
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester bombing: Katie Hopkins reported to police after calling for 'final solution' following terror attack

The Independent  

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Manchester Arena: Theresa May calls suicide bombing ‘warped and twisted’
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester Arena: Theresa May calls suicide bombing ‘warped and twisted’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A suicide bomber deliberately chose the place where he could cause …

Manchester arena explosion: Lone suicide bomber behind deadly terror attack, says police
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester arena explosion: Lone suicide bomber behind deadly terror attack, says police

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lone male suicide bomber was behind the terror attack …

Manchester attack: Salman Abedi named suicide bomber
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester attack: Salman Abedi named suicide bomber

Al Jazeera  

Prime minister announces change in the threat level from severe to critical, saying further attacks may be imminent. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Phillips, reporting from Manchester, said it appeared that the attack was carried out with “more planning and more sophistication”, in comparison with the attack on parliament in London in March. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group …

Manchester suicide bomber is 'British-Libyan' Salman Abedi
7 years, 10 months ago

Manchester suicide bomber is 'British-Libyan' Salman Abedi

Daily Mail  

The suicide bomber who blew himself up at a pop concert killing 22 people including young children has been named as Salman Abedi. It is feared many children are among those killed, as well as parents who had accompanied their youngsters to the concert or were picking them up This is the moment police raided the suburban Manchester home of …

London terror attack: British-born Khalid Masood was a criminal with militant links
8 years ago

London terror attack: British-born Khalid Masood was a criminal with militant links

Firstpost  

Before he killed at least four people in Britain’s deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat. Birmingham: Before he killed at least four people in Britain’s deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal …

Moment police shoot dead London terrorist Khalid Masood
8 years ago

Moment police shoot dead London terrorist Khalid Masood

Daily Mail  

Sprawled on the floor having been shot in the chest, dramatic new pictures reveal the moment British-born jihadi Khalid Masood was fatally injured, as a hero PC collapsed in front of him. Masood is also thought to have lived in London and there was a police presence outside Lucia Heights block of flats, in East London tonight Police are believed …

London attacker identified as 52-year-old Khalid Masood, IS claims responsibility
8 years ago

London attacker identified as 52-year-old Khalid Masood, IS claims responsibility

India TV News  

The Islamic State group today claimed responsibility for an attack by a knife-wielding man who plowed an SUV into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge and then stabbed a police officer to death at Britain's Parliament. Police said that Masood, who had a number of aliases, wasn't the subject of any current investigation and that "there was no prior intelligence about his …

Brussels bombers were plotting UK attack: Report
8 years, 11 months ago

Brussels bombers were plotting UK attack: Report

India TV News  

London: New information retrieved from the laptop of one of the suicide bombers involved in the Brussels terror attack last month has revealed that Britain was also on their hit list. Files from the computer of Ibrahim El Bakraoui, who blew himself up at Brussels airport, show he discussed plans with foreign contacts to launch an attack on the UK, …

12 Yrs Since London Bombings: ISIS Terror a Clear & Present Danger
9 years, 8 months ago

12 Yrs Since London Bombings: ISIS Terror a Clear & Present Danger

The Quint  

It was exactly 12 years ago that London was attacked by four mindless youths – three from Leeds and one from Luton – not far from there. The four young men who committed this atrocity were indoctrinated and also possibly trained to destroy the West in the cause of jihad, and they executed their diabolical plan with reasonable efficiency. They …

The bombers' trail
19 years, 7 months ago

The bombers' trail

The Hindu  

Investigations reveal that home-grown British boys, rather than foreign mercenaries, were used as suicide bombers in the London blasts, and there is concern that there may be more such people around in the country. SUICIDE BOMBERS blowing themselves up on the streets of London had always been regarded as a worst-case scenario by British security agencies whenever they warned of …

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