Manchester Arena bombing: Jailed terrorist Hashem Abedi admits involvement for first time
Manchester Arena bombing: Jailed terrorist Hashem Abedi admits involvement for first timeDescription
Manchester Arena bombing: Jailed terrorist Hashem Abedi admits involvement for first time
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ailed terrorist Hashem Abedi has admitted for the first time his involvement in planning the Manchester Arena bombing which killed 22 people, a public inquiry has heard.
Abedi, 23, made the admission in prison last month while he was visited by two members of the inquiry’s legal team to be interviewed as part of the probe into the atrocity on May 22, 2017.
The brother of suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22, had pleaded not guilty earlier this year to 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and plotting to cause an explosion likely to endanger life.
He did not give evidence at the Old Bailey but provided a pre-prepared defence statement in which he denied involvement, claimed to have been “shocked” by what his brother had done and said he did not hold extremist views.
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