{"id":391928,"date":"2017-05-24T21:46:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T21:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/05\/24\/manchester-attack-police-hunt-network-behind-bomber\/"},"modified":"2017-05-24T21:46:27","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T21:46:27","slug":"manchester-attack-police-hunt-network-behind-bomber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/05\/24\/manchester-attack-police-hunt-network-behind-bomber\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester attack: Police hunt \u2018network\u2019 behind bomber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/96189889_abedi.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Police say they are investigating a \u201cnetwork\u201d over Monday night\u2019s attack at Manchester Arena, in which 22 people were killed.<\/p>\n<p>An off-duty policewoman was confirmed by police to be among the victims.<\/p>\n<p>Salman Abedi blew himself up outside an Ariana Grande concert. Four people have been arrested, including the bomber\u2019s 23-year-old brother.<\/p>\n<p>The UK terror threat level is now up to its highest level of \u201ccritical\u201d, meaning more attacks may be imminent.<\/p>\n<p>Military personnel are being deployed to protect key sites.<\/p>\n<p>The Palace of Westminster has been closed to the public following police advice, and will not re-open until further notice, its website said.<\/p>\n<p>Home Secretary Amber Rudd said: \u201c[Monday\u2019s attack] was more sophisticated than some of the attacks we\u2019ve seen before, and it seems likely \u2013 possible \u2013 that he wasn\u2019t doing this on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said that the bomber is thought to have been a \u201cmule\u201d, using a device built by someone else.<\/p>\n<p>Four people have been arrested since Monday night, including Abedi\u2019s older brother Ismael who was detained in Chorlton, south Manchester, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: \u201cI think it\u2019s very clear that this is a network that we are investigating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd as I\u2019ve said, it continues at a pace. There\u2019s extensive investigations going on and activity taking place across Greater Manchester, as we speak,\u201d he told reporters on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Police also raided a block of flats near Manchester Piccadilly station in the city centre, requiring them to carry out a controlled explosion and briefly close the railway line.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quicksense.net\/ --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police say they are investigating a \u201cnetwork\u201d over Monday night\u2019s attack at Manchester Arena, in which 22 people were killed. An off-duty policewoman was confirmed by police to be among the victims. Salman Abedi blew himself up outside an Ariana Grande concert. Four people have been arrested, including the bomber\u2019s 23-year-old brother. 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