Net closes in on evil bombers: Police ‘get hold of large part’ of Manchester terror cell
SECURITY forces have now smashed open the Manchester bombing terror network, it was revealed last night.
By CHRIS RICHES AND MICHAEL KNOWLES
Express.co.uk
May 27, 2017
Police say significant progress had been made to prevent a feared second attack.
After days of raids and arrests officers said a big blow has been dealt to killer Salman Abedi’s Islamic State-inspired group.
And over the past 48 hours anti-terror detectives have exposed a “large part” of his operation that supported Monday’s slaughter.
With bomb-making equipment found, police have also collected digital evidence, CCTV, found hundreds of witnesses and launched a major terror funding probe.
Britain’s top counter terrorism officer Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley yesterday confirmed their inquiries have stretched as far as Libya.
He said: “We have already got hold of a large part of the network including some very significant arrests and some significant finds.
“We have not covered all the territory we want to but we have covered a large part of it. Our confidence has been increasing over recent days.
His message to Britons this Bank Holiday weekend was to “go out, enjoy yourselves and be reassured by the greater policing presence you’ll see”.
The number of armed police on patrol this weekend is likely to be increased by 50 per cent with additional officers at events such as the FA Cup Final at Wembley and the Aviva Premiership Final at Twickenham.
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