Manchester attack: Man arrested in connection with bombing

Manchester attack: Man arrested in connection with bombing

Neighbours say the occupants of a house raided by police investigating the Manchester Arena bombing 'dumped electrical wires in the middle of the night'.

Anti-terror officers are currently searching a property on the same road as where suicide bomber Salman Abedi lived in Greater Manchester. 

Earlier today a 19-year-old man was arrested at John Lennon airport in Liverpool in connection with the attack which killed 22 and injured more than 200.   

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Anti-terror officers are currently searching a house on the same road as the suicide bomber Salman Abedi in Greater Manchester 

Earlier today a 19-year-old man was arrested at John Lennon airport in Liverpool in connection with the attack which killed 22 and injured more than 200 

Yesterday police revealed they believed the bomber may have had help in plotting the atrocity. 

While the teenager was detained today, officers 35 miles away have been searching a house in Thelwall Avenue, Greater Manchester while concerned neighbours watched on. 

Mother-of-two Jackie Kelly, 44, who lives on the same street, said she saw people from one of the homes dumping electrical waste for two months leading up to the bombing.   

She said: 'The two boys were dumping their bins up the alleyway [across the road] at night for a good two months before the bombing and twice afterwards.

'The stuff they were dumping didn't look right. There was wires all in a green bin and it was left in the passage. I first spotted them at the end of March. 'They were doing it all the time until someone reported them.

She added: 'I always saw the boys but never their mum.' 

Another neighbour, Ali Mohamed, said Abedi used to visit the housing association property, adding: ‘He didn’t show any danger or anything bad.’ 

Neighbours say they saw boys dumping electrical waste for two months leading up to the bombing

Survivors of the attack outside the Manchester Arena after the terror attack in May. Police announced today that they have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with the bombing

Salman Abedi, 22, carried out the suicide attack. Police said yesterday that they suspect he may not have acted alone

This evening police remain on the scene at Thelwall Avenue. Two vans are parked outside the property as different investigating officers enter or leave as a part of their search.

Residents living in the area are made up of elderly couples who have lived there for at least a decade and claim to 'stick together' and also young families.

 Lots of children play together out on their bikes and the gardens are littered with bicycles, plastic slides and homemade dens.  

It emerged today that police have recovered explosives from properties in Manchester. He milled around for hours in the city centre before making his way to the venue for the attack

Neighbour Uzma Ahmed, said: 'It's bad. My children keep asking me why is this happening on our street again? 'I've only seen them a few times in a year that we've lived here.

'Around two weeks ago, I saw one of the men cleaning their driveway. 'They are very private. Neighbours around here don't tend to mix.' 

Neighbour and father-of-five Marco Macedo, 38, said: 'To be honest, we're just trying to get our head around it. We don't feel safe here anymore.'

Osman Ahmed, 36, who lives at number 42 said he found recent events 'scary'.

Mr Ahmed said: 'They just seemed like a normal family. 'The boys went to college and they would say hello like normal neighbours. 

'There were two boys, both were around 18 to 20 years old. 'There wasn't a father - it was just a woman and her two sons. 'I've lived here at least eight years and they were here before me. 

'The police just arrived this afternoon as I was going to pick my children up from school. 'The guy who did the Manchester Arena bombing lived around here too. 'It's very scary, we didn't know that was going to do anything. 

'I don't want to say they are bad people because they always seemed nice to me.' 

Neighbour Uzma Ahmed, said: 'It's bad. My children keep asking me why is this happening on our street again? 'I've only seen them a few times in a year that we've lived here.

'Around two weeks ago, I saw one of the men cleaning their driveway. 'They are very private. Nei ghbours around here don't tend to mix.' 

As it stands 23 people have now been arrested in connection with this investigation, of which two were quickly de-arrested, and 20 were released without charge. 

Meanwhile a teenager remains in police custody after being arrested at Liverpool airport earlier today.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police confirmed the 19-year-old had been detained under the terrorism act and was arrested on suspicion of terror offences.

He said: 'A property on Thelwall Avenue in Fallowfield is being searched as part of the investigation.

'As it stands 23 people have now been arrested in connection with this investigation, of which two were quickly de-arrested, and 20 were released without charge. One person remains in custody.' 

Police have said they are keen to speak to Abedi's brother Hashem, who is being held in Libya. It is understood the man arrested is not Abedi's brother. 

Abedi spent weeks making his bomb and carried it around Manchester in the hours before his attack on parents and children leaving an Ariana Grande concert.

A series of raids were carried out after the attack and police have said they found explosives.

DCS Russ Jackson, head of counter terrorism policing in the North West, said yesterday:  'We do believe that there are other people potentially involved in this. We do not believe this is part of a large network. 

'We do believe that further arrests are possible. We want to speak with Hashem Abedi and we can now say we are currently engaging with the CPS and the Libyan authorities.'   

 

 

 

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