Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was addicted to painkillers

The Manchester Arena bomber was addicted to painkillers and had attended anger management classes after punching a woman in the head at college, the inquiry into the attack as heard. Salman Abedi also spent time in Libya with an Islamist group called the February 17 Martyr’s Brigade and attended raids in the hunt for supporters … Read more

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was addicted to painkillers

The Manchester Arena bomber was addicted to painkillers and had attended anger management classes after punching a woman in the head at college, the inquiry into the attack as heard. Salman Abedi also spent time in Libya with an Islamist group called the February 17 Martyr’s Brigade and attended raids in the hunt for supporters … Read more

Convicted terrorist, 27, who REFUSED to explain contact with Salman Abedi to be FREED from jail 

A convicted terrorist who has refused to tell the Manchester Arena inquiry about his contact with bomber Salman Abedi is set to be released from jail this week.  Abdalraouf Abdallah, 27, was jailed in 2016 after he was found guilty of helping people travel to Syria to join so-called Islamic State.  While he was in … Read more

‘Dismissive’ steward told waiting parent that Salman Abedi was ‘fine’

A man who raised concerns about Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi was told by security, ‘Yeah, yeah, we have seen him. He’s fine,’ a public inquiry heard.  The steward was ‘really quite dismissive’ when the suspicious character was pointed out to him minutes before Abedi detonated a bomb which killed 22, it was said. The … Read more

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi’s brother found with ISIS propaganda two years before attack

The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother Ismail Abedi posted extremist images and Islamic State propaganda on social media before the attack, the inquiry into the bombing has heard The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother posted extremist images and Islamic State propaganda on social media before the attack, the inquiry into the bombing has heard. Families of the … Read more

Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi’s brother found with ISIS propaganda two years before attack

The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother Ismail Abedi posted extremist images and Islamic State propaganda on social media before the attack, the inquiry into the bombing has heard The Manchester Arena bomber’s brother posted extremist images and Islamic State propaganda on social media before the attack, the inquiry into the bombing has heard. Families of the … Read more

Mohammed bin Salman sacks commander in Yemen and his son for ‘suspicious financial dealings’

Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launches fresh purge as he sacks country’s top military commander in its war in Yemen and his son for ‘suspicious financial dealings’ Top Saudi Arabian military commander and his son are removed from their posts Statement released by state-run media refers to ‘suspicious financial dealings’ Lt Gen Fahad bin … Read more

Mohammed bin Salman sacks commander in Yemen and his son for ‘suspicious financial dealings’

Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launches fresh purge as he sacks country’s top military commander in its war in Yemen and his son for ‘suspicious financial dealings’ Top Saudi Arabian military commander and his son are removed from their posts Statement released by state-run media refers to ‘suspicious financial dealings’ Lt Gen Fahad bin … Read more

Salman Rushdie warns that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech

Author Salman Rushdie warns that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech Salman Rushdie warned Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is threat to freedom of speech He said he could not accept there are ‘areas in which censorship is acceptable’  Author signed open letter in US magazine Harper’s, objecting to ‘cancel culture’ … Read more

Salman Rushdie warns that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech

Author Salman Rushdie warns that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech Salman Rushdie warned Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is threat to freedom of speech He said he could not accept there are ‘areas in which censorship is acceptable’  Author signed open letter in US magazine Harper’s, objecting to ‘cancel culture’ … Read more