(Agence France Presse) — A total of 14 people are in detention in Britain and Libya over Monday’s suicide bombing at a pop concert in the English city of Manchester by a British-born man of Libyan origin. A teenage boy and a woman arrested by British police this week have since been released without charge, leaving 12 in British custody who were arrested “on suspicion of offences contrary to the terrorism act.” In Libya, the […]
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Police reveal photos of Manchester bomber on night of attack
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police on Saturday released security camera images of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi on the night he massacred 22 people at a pop concert. Investigators also gave details of the 22-year-old’s last hours as they appealed to the public for any information about his movements in the days running up to Monday night’s attack. The photographs taken from CCTV footage show a bespectacled Abedi, who has a small moustache, in […]
Zbigniew Brzezinski, anti-Soviet White House adviser, dies at 89
WASHiNGTON, United States (AFP) — Zbigniew Brzezinski, the hawkish Polish-born Cold War strategist and former top aide to United States president Jimmy Carter who influenced key policy decisions on Afghanistan, China and the Middle East, has died, his family said. He was 89. His death in a Virginia hospital was announced late Friday by his daughter, Mika Brzezinski, an MSNBC journalist. She said he died “peacefully” but did not give a cause. Former president Barack […]
UK lowers threat level as Manchester probe advances
by Rosie Scammell Agence France Presse Britain on Saturday lowered the terror threat level which was hiked after this week’s carnage in Manchester as police pushed forward with their investigation, arresting two more people. The decision to reduce the threat level from critical to severe was announced by Prime Minister Theresa May who said there were now 11 suspects in custody over Monday night’s bombing targeting young fans at a pop concert. The latest arrests […]
Britain arrests two more in probe of Manchester bombing network
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) –British police said they arrested two more people during raids Saturday in connection with the suicide bombing at a Manchester concert, with a “large part” of the network behind the attack now being held. The two men, aged 20 and 22, were arrested in north Manchester early Saturday after police gained entry to an address using a controlled explosion. The arrests bring to 11 the number of suspects held in Britain […]
“We are grieving today, but we are strong,” says Manchester after deadly concert blast that killed 22
(Eagle News) — The writing on a street in Manchester, England says, “We are grieving today, but we are strong,” while two men hold a streamer saying, “”Love for All, Hatred for None.” In another part of the city, people hold signs like “Manchester, a city united against hate,” and “#We Stand Together.” These are the silent signs which the people of Manchester in England hold to make a strong protest of the terrible suicide blast that […]
Trump says North Korea problem ‘will be solved’
by Jerome Cartillier Agence France-Presse TAORMINA, Italy (AFP) – United States President Donald Trump said Friday the “problem” of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be “solved,” as he met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe just before the start of the G7 summit. “It’s a big problem, it’s a world problem,” he said in the Sicilian town of Taormina, just weeks after he called North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un a “madman with nuclear weapons.” The […]
May and Macron discuss fight against terrorism at G7 summit
TAORMINA, Italy (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed leading the fight against terrorism on Friday (May 26) as they met at this year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit, hosted in the chic Sicilian resort town of Taormina. May is expected to leave a day early, following Monday’s (May 22) suicide bombing at a concert in northern England that killed 22 people and was allegedly carried out by a […]
British police arrest another man after Manchester attack
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (Reuters) – British police arrested a man on Friday (May 26) in the Manchester suburb of Moss Side, the tenth person to be taken into custody in connection with Monday night’s attack. Television images aired on Friday showed the aftermath of a raid conducted earlier in the week in the same suburb. Greater Manchester police said in a tweet that eight men are now in custody after a man and a woman […]
Trudeau arrives in Sicily ahead of G7 summit
SIGONELLA, Italy (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Sicily for his second Group of Seven (G7) meeting on Thursday (May 25). Italy chose to host the summit in Taormina, on the cliffs of eastern Sicily, to concentrate minds on Europe’s migrant crisis and to seek ways of developing Africa’s economy to hold back the human tide. The six-year old Syrian conflict and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are other hot-button issues. Potential disagreements […]
Armed police patrol trains in UK for the first time after Manchester bombing
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters) – Armed police will patrol trains across Britain for the first time, British Transport Police said on Thursday (May 25). It comes after the threat level was raised to critical following a suicide bombing in Manchester this week. British Transport Police Chief Constable Paul Crowther said in a statement that the move was not due to any specific intelligence related to trains but was part of the national plan to deal […]
After Manchester, May targets online extremism at G7
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge internet companies to do more to remove extremist content Friday as she makes a shortened visit to the G7 summit following the Manchester attack. As British authorities hunt accomplices of the bomber who killed 22 people at a concert on Monday, May will use a meeting with world leaders in Italy to emphasize the importance of tackling the spread of terror online. “The threat […]