This article is from the source 'nytimes' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/world/europe/manchester-attack-uk-bomber.html

The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Manchester Attacker Rented Apartment Where Bomb Was Made Manchester Attacker Rented Apartment Where Bomb Was Made
(35 minutes later)
MANCHESTER, England — The Manchester bomber opened a bank account about a year ago, used money from it to buy nails and screws from two hardware stores, and rented a short-term apartment where he built the homemade explosive device that he used to kill 22 people Monday night, a law enforcement official said on Friday. MANCHESTER, England — The Manchester bomber opened a bank account about a year ago, drew money from it to buy nails and screws from two hardware stores, and rented an apartment where he built the explosive device that he used to kill 22 people, a law enforcement official said on Friday.
The bomber, Salman Abedi, is also believed to have assembled sufficient explosive material to have produced a second device, the official said.The bomber, Salman Abedi, is also believed to have assembled sufficient explosive material to have produced a second device, the official said.
According to an American congressman, Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas and the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, the bomber’s backpack was loaded with TATP, or triacetone triperoxide, the same explosive used in attacks in London in 2005, in Paris in 2015 and in Brussels in 2016.According to an American congressman, Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas and the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, the bomber’s backpack was loaded with TATP, or triacetone triperoxide, the same explosive used in attacks in London in 2005, in Paris in 2015 and in Brussels in 2016.
While refusing to divulge details about their investigation, the British police on Friday continued an intensive effort to prevent any follow-up attacks. Officers raided a barbershop in the Moss Side neighborhood of Manchester early Friday and detained a 30-year-old man, bringing to eight the number of men — ages 16 to 30 — arrested in connection with the investigation. (Another man and a woman who had been arrested have been released.)
Officers raided a barbershop in the Moss Side neighborhood early Friday and detained a 30-year-old man, bringing to eight — ranging in age from 16 to 30 — the number of men arrested in connection with the investigation. (A man and a woman, previously arrested, have now been released.) Some details about the bank account, the hardware items and the apartment were first reported by The Times of London and The Telegraph on Friday. The law enforcement official who confirmed those details did so on the condition of anonymity because the Manchester police have prohibited unauthorized disclosures about the case.
Some details about the bank account, the hardware items and the apartment were first reported by The Times of London and The Telegraph on Friday. The law enforcement official who confirmed those details did so on condition of anonymity, because the Manchester police have prohibited unauthorized disclosures about the case.
“There was so much material left behind that it clearly could have been turned into at least one other bomb,” the official said.“There was so much material left behind that it clearly could have been turned into at least one other bomb,” the official said.
Since Tuesday, Britain has been on its highest state of alert, with hundreds of soldiers deployed to protect important sites around the nation and to give relief to stretched police forces. Britain has been on its highest level of alert since Tuesday, with hundreds of soldiers deployed to protect important sites around the country and to give relief to police forces.
The British home secretary, Amber Rudd, said on Friday that the alert level would remain “critical” — meaning another attack “is expected imminently” — at least through the weekend. But public events, including the Great Manchester Run, a 10-kilometer race and half-marathon in the city, scheduled for Sunday, will go on as planned. The British home secretary, Amber Rudd, said on Friday that the alert level would remain at “critical” — meaning another attack “is expected imminently” — at least through the weekend. But public events, including the Great Manchester Run, a 10-kilometer race and half-marathon in the city that is scheduled for Sunday, will take place as planned.
“The police have been engaging with organizers of events to ensure they get all the support at those events that people want to have and they may see some additional military presence,” Ms. Rudd said. “But I hope they will take comfort from that and they will feel more secure. We must not let this terrible terrorist incident impact on our lives.” “The police have been engaging with organizers of events to ensure they get all the support at those events that people want to have, and they may see some additional military presence,” Ms. Rudd said. “But I hope they will take comfort from that and they will feel more secure. We must not let this terrible terrorist incident impact on our lives.”
Ms. Rudd and Prime Minister Theresa May, among other British officials, have expressed frustration with the American government after several news organizations, including The New York Times, published details of the investigation. President Trump on Thursday expressed outrage at the leaks, and called for a Justice Department investigation into them, and on Friday, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, on a visit to London to meet Britain’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, said the United States accepted full responsibility for what had happened. The Manchester police, who had said that they would stop sharing information with American counterparts, have now resumed doing so. Ms. Rudd and Prime Minister Theresa May, among other British officials, have expressed frustration with the American government after several news organizations, including The New York Times, published details of the investigation. President Trump expressed outrage over the leaks on Thursday and called for a Justice Department investigation.
The authorities have been scrambling to find out whether the bomber, Salman Abedi, 22, got any help; how the bomb got built; and whether another attack is planned. On Friday, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson, on a visit to London to meet Britain’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, said the United States accepted full responsibility for what had happened. The Manchester police, who had said that they would stop sharing information with American counterparts, have now resumed doing so.
Born in 1994 to parents who had emigrated a year earlier from Libya, Mr. Abedi was a largely unremarkable child, a fan of soccer and movies, and a diffident student, according to neighbors and friends. In 2011, after the overthrow of the longtime dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya, the family, including Mr. Abedi and his two brothers and sister, returned to the North African country. But they quickly found the education system in the chaotic country unsuitable, and at least two of the siblings — Mr. Abedi and his older brother, Ismail — returned to Britain. The authorities have been scrambling to find out whether the bomber, Mr. Abedi, 22, received help; how the bomb was built; and whether there were plans for another attack.
They continued going back to Libya, however, and Mr. Abedi’s most recent trip there was about a month ago. According to friends, Mr. Abedi’s father, Ramadan Abedi, urged him to leave Britain because Salman had exhibited dangerous signs of radicalization; the father, in an interview, disputed that account, hours before he himself was arrested by a Libyan militia on Wednesday. Born in 1994 to parents who had migrated a year earlier from Libya, Mr. Abedi was a largely unremarkable child, a fan of soccer and movies, and a diffident student, according to neighbors and friends.
On May 18, Salman Abedi returned to Britain, having traveled through Istanbul and Düsseldorf, Germany. He visited a shopping center on May 19, where he was recorded on CCTV buying a Karrimor backpack used in the attack. Investigators say they believe he helped assemble the main components of the device, including the switch, over the weekend, in a one-bedroom apartment he had rented for 75 pounds, or about $96, a night in Granby House, in Granby Row, a 1908 red brick building with Portland stone dressing and Art Nouveau motifs. In 2011, after the overthrow of the longtime dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya, the family, including Mr. Abedi and his two brothers and sister, returned to the North African country. But they quickly found the education system in the chaotic country unsuitable, and at least two of the siblings — Mr. Abedi and his older brother, Ismail — returned to Britain.
Mr. Abedi took to the apartment hardware items he had purchased from two chain stores, B&Q and Screwfix, using money he had deposited in a bank account about a year earlier, according to the official. They continued visiting Libya, however, and Mr. Abedi’s most recent trip there was about a month ago. According to friends, Mr. Abedi’s father, Ramadan, urged him to leave Britain because Salman had exhibited dangerous signs of radicalization; in an interview, the father disputed that account, hours before he himself was arrested by a Libyan militia on Wednesday.
On Monday, Mr. Abedi traveled to the apartment from his family’s home on Elsmore Road in the city’s Fallowfield section. He then made his way from the apartment, which is near the Manchester Piccadilly train station and the city’s Gay Village district, to the Manchester Arena, where he set off the crude but powerful bomb at about 10:30 p.m., killing 22 people and wounding at least 64 others. On May 18, Salman Abedi returned to Britain, having traveled through Istanbul and Düsseldorf, Germany. He visited a shopping center near his home on May 19, where he was recorded on CCTV buying a Karrimor backpack used in the attack. Investigators say they believe he helped assemble the main components of the device, including the switch, over the weekend, in a one-bedroom apartment he had rented for 75 pounds, or about $96, a night in Granby House, in Granby Row, a 1908 red brick building with Portland stone dressing and Art Nouveau motifs.
The house on Elsmore Road was raided on Tuesday, and there are conflicting accounts of what police officers found there. The apartment on Granby Row was raided on Wednesday. A passer-by, Mark Clayton, recorded the raid being carried out, and his video showed a young man being taken away in handcuffs. Mr. Abedi took to the apartment hardware items he had bought from two chain stores, B&Q and Screwfix, using money he had deposited in a bank account about a year earlier, according to the official.
However, the police have not confirmed whether that man is one of the eight men who are in custody, or whether he had any involvement in the attack. On Monday, Mr. Abedi traveled to the apartment from his family’s home on Elsmore Road in the city’s Fallowfield neighborhood. He then made his way from the apartment, which is near the Manchester Piccadilly train station and the Gay Village district, to Manchester Arena, where he set off the crude but powerful bomb around 10:30 p.m., killing 22 people and wounding at least 64 others.
The house on Elsmore Road was raided on Tuesday, and there are conflicting accounts of what police officers found there. The apartment on Granby Row was raided on Wednesday. A passer-by, Mark Clayton, recorded video while the raid was carried out that shows a young man being taken away in handcuffs.
However, the police have not confirmed if that man is one of the eight men who are in custody, or whether he had any involvement in the attack.
The authorities returned to the apartment on Granby Row on Friday, and officers in forensic suits were seen rummaging through large garbage bins in the building’s basement.The authorities returned to the apartment on Granby Row on Friday, and officers in forensic suits were seen rummaging through large garbage bins in the building’s basement.