Manchester terrorist attack - what we know so far

UNITED KINGDOM

Manchester

London

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Monday, May 22: Attack at Manchester Arena kills 22 people

Detail

CITY CENTRE

500m

River Irwell

A57

Manchester Piccadilly Station

MANCHESTER

Withington Road

Princess Road

4 WHALLEY RANGE 2

CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY 3

FALLOWFIELD 1

A6010

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MANCHESTER ARENA

Monday: Thousands of people attend Ariana Grande concert

21:33GMT, box office foyer: Suicide bomb hits fans as they are leaving building

Trinity Way exit only

Entrance/exit

Manchester Arena NCP car park

Manchester Victoria mainline station and metro link

Hunts Bank entrance/exit

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Suicide bomber: 22-year-old Salman Abedi (left) is identified by bank card found on his body

Libya connection: Born in Manchester, of Libyan descent, Abedi was known to British
security services. He travelled to Libya on several occasions

Terror cell: U.S. intelligence officials, citing Britain’s MI5, fear Abedi was part of
cell linked to so-called Islamic State

Early May: Abedi spends three weeks in Libya before returning to London. He travels by train to Manchester on Monday

1 Tuesday: Police raid Abedi’s Elsmore Road home and conduct controlled explosion

2 Police raid house in Whalley Range district

3 Abedi’s brother Ismail Abedi, 23, arrested by armed officers in Chorlton

4 Wednesday: Police arrest three more suspects

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Sources: Associated Press, BBC, NBC News, New York Daily News, Reuters 

Picture: New York Daily News handout

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