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Manchester Arena victim disgusted at prison attack
A Manchester Arena bombing survivor has said he is angry, disgusted and broken after the bomber’s brother was able to attack three prison guards at a high-security unit in County Durham. Hashem Abedi, who is being held in HMP Frankland, threw hot oil at the officers on Saturday and stabbed them with improvised blades. In…
Manchester Arena families in ‘disbelief’ bomber was able to attack officers
The families of five people murdered by Hashem Abedi in the Manchester Arena bombing have told the justice secretary of their “absolute disbelief” that he was allowed to attack prison officers in HMP Frankland. Despite being held in a high-security unit, Abedi, 28, attacked three prison officers on Saturday with improvised blades and hot cooking…
Manchester Arena Bomber’s Brother Is Accused of Attack on Prison Guards
Hashem Abedi allegedly stabbed the officers with homemade weapons inside a high-security prison. By Lizzie Dearden Reporting from London The brother of the terrorist who bombed an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, in 2017 was accused on Saturday of launching a violent attack inside a high-security jail where he was serving time for his…
Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers
Three prison officers have been attacked by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing, with counter-terrorism police taking over the investigation. The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, scalds and stab wounds in the attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham, the Prison Officers’ Association said. Abedi threw…
Liverpool v Manchester United on ‘at this stage’
There was overnight snow across much of the north-west of England Liverpool say “every effort” is being made to ensure Sunday afternoon’s Premier League match against Manchester United at Anfield goes ahead. A safety meeting was held at the ground on Sunday morning to assess the weather and travel conditions following overnight snow in the…
‘Cannot stress enough how proud I am’: how Greater Manchester came together to tackle floods
Emergency services turn focus to recovery efforts after major incident declared on New Year’s Day stood down “Some people say the way your year starts is how the year is going to be, so I’m expecting some adventures. I’ll be like Indiana Jones,” said Alina Abroutkouki. The 40-year-old interior designer spent the first night of…
Are Manchester United really in a relegation battle?
Ruben Amorim has won two of his eight Premier League matches in charge of Manchester United Ruben Amorim’s words were scarcely believable. The Portuguese head coach’s side had just been beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United at Old Trafford, leaving the Red Devils in 14th place and seven points above the relegation zone. Asked by BBC…