New Terror? Manchester bombing ‘could have been set up by pro-ISIS al-Qaeda splinter cell’
A TERROR cell inspired by al-Qaeda and responsible for the ISIS advance into North Africa could have been behind the Manchester bombing that killed 22 people, it has been revealed.
By VINCENT WOOD
Express.co.uk
Wed, May 24, 2017
Experts have been unconvinced vile suicide bomber Salman Abedi was a lone wolf attacker due to the “sophisticated” nature of the explosive used.
And while ISIS were quick to claim responsibility for the attack, their failure to name Abedi has led some to suspect he was not formally part of the terror network.
There are concerns among security experts that Abedi – who is thought to have arrived back from Libya just a couple of days ago – could have been radicalised by the ISIS allied Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).
LIFG were inspired by Al-Qaeda to overthrow then-dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and impose hardline Islamic rule.
But despite failing in their mission the terror group held onto their extremist ways, with many jihadis rushing to join Al Qaeda and ISIS cells.
It is believed Abedi, along with his brother and father, were linked to a Manchester Mosque which had been taken over by LIFG sympathisers.
Richard Barett of the Global Strategy network told Newsnight former LIFG members “may have joined Islamic State”.
He said: “Before Gaddafi fell the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group leadership came to terms with the Libyan government and agreed that they would stop fighting in return for being released from prison.
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