Episode 247 – The 2017 Manchester Bombing

On 22 May 2017, as Ariana Grande hit the high notes of her final song to a sold-out Manchester Arena, Salman Abedi hit the button on a homemade bomb. The resulting explosion killed Abedi and 22 other innocent people, and left over 1,000 more injured.  The country mourned, millions of pounds were raised, and we all promised not to let hate win. But as the dust settled, a worrying question started being asked: how did a known terrorist sympathiser who had fought alongside an ISIL militia slip through the UK’s counterterrorism net? Law&Crime - Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial Coverage: https://youtu.be/QlTNO3UgAs8 Law&Crime Sidebar: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AMptwCNu2zsrmoKIlgzgB?si=PObE5yZxRDyhacbJ14dcLQ Classic merch is out now: redhandedshop.com Become a patron: Patreon Order a copy of the book here (US & Canada): Order on Wellesley Books Order on Amazon.com Order a copy of the book here (UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus): Order on Amazon.co.uk Order on Foyles Follow us on social media: Instagram Twitter Visit our website: Website Contact us: Contact Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/nov/06/manchester-bombers-parents-among-six-sought-for-questioning https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40019135 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/world/europe/salman-abedi-britain-manchester-bomber-family-libya.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/world/middleeast/manchester-bombing-salman-abedi-islamic-state-libya.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/may/28/salman-abedi-manchester-arena-bomber-radicalisation https://news.sky.com/story/royal-navy-rescued-manchester-bomber-from-the-libyan-civil-war-11454899 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/world/middleeast/manchester-bombing-salman-abedi-islamic-state-libya.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/world/middleeast/manchester-bombing-salman-abedi-islamic-state-libya.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/world/europe/salman-abedi-britain-manchester-bomber-family-libya.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/world/middleeast/manchester-bombing-salman-abedi-islamic-state-libya.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/world/europe/paris-shooting-attacks.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-56004747 https://files.manchesterarenainquiry.org.uk/live/uploads/2021/02/23195924/INQ007536_1.pdf https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-06-17/manchester-arena-attack-a-timeline-of-events https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cops-who-went-kebab-during-21492386 Kerslake_Report_Manchester_Are.pdf https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57768100 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57720019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57025134 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-57014243 Uk-england-manchester-57002151 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55715994 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/manchester-arena-bomb-attack-victim-26679674 https://people.com/crime/manchester-terror-bombing-saffie-roussos-paul-reid/ https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/GBR/united-kingdom/gdp-per-capita http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?q=libya&d=SNAAMA&f=grID%3A101%3BcurrID%3AUSD%3BpcFlag%3A1%3BcrID%3A434 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.