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:"One of terrorist leader [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]]'s mentally challenged "freedom warriors" blew himself up in the middle of women and children in Manchester. These are the drugged animals [[UK]] and [[NATO]] stupidly gave political and military support in February 2011. And you didn't see this coming?!?"<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/aoude/posts/10156251324710031 "Salman Abedi: One of terrorist leader [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]]'s mentally challenged 'freedom warriors'"]''</ref> | :"One of terrorist leader [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]]'s mentally challenged "freedom warriors" blew himself up in the middle of women and children in Manchester. These are the drugged animals [[UK]] and [[NATO]] stupidly gave political and military support in February 2011. And you didn't see this coming?!?"<ref>''[https://www.facebook.com/aoude/posts/10156251324710031 "Salman Abedi: One of terrorist leader [[Abdelhakim Belhadj]]'s mentally challenged 'freedom warriors'"]''</ref> | ||
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+ | In an article dated 25 May 2017, the ''MailOnline'' reported: | ||
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+ | * Former fighters including Libyan exiles and British-Libyan residents described how [[MI5]] 'sorted' their travel. | ||
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+ | * British government is said to have adopted an 'open door' policy for fighters willing to travel to fight [[Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi]]. | ||
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+ | * Comes as Home Secretary [[Amber Rudd]] admitted authorities knew of the Manchester bomber [[Salman Abedi]]. | ||
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+ | * Those who travelled fought alongside Islamic militants despite being subject travel bans for posing a threat.<ref>''[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4540822/Rebels-went-Libya-MI5-blessing-amid-Abedi-probe.html "Rebels living in England claim UK government let them travel to Libya to fight Gaddafi - even though they were subject to counter-terrorism orders - as investigators probe Abedi's visits to Tripoli"]''</ref> | ||
==Campaigning suspended== | ==Campaigning suspended== |
Revision as of 14:37, 26 May 2017
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Date | 22 May 2017 |
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Location | Manchester, England |
Blamed on | Salman Abedi |
Type | Suicide bombing |
Deaths | 22 |
Injured (non-fatal) | 119 |
Exposed by | Richard Hall |
On 22 May 2017, a bombing occurred at the Manchester Arena at the end of a concert by the American singer Ariana Grande, killing 22 people and injuring 119. A lone male was reported to have carried out the attack, thought to have been a suicide bombing using an improvised explosive device. Police were called to the scene of the bombing at 22:33 local time, along with medical personnel.[1] The Islamic State later claimed responsibility for the attack.[2]
Contents
Suspect's Libyan links
On 23 May 2017, Greater Manchester Police named the suicide bomb suspect as Salman Abedi.[3]
Safia Aoude posted on Facebook:
- "One of terrorist leader Abdelhakim Belhadj's mentally challenged "freedom warriors" blew himself up in the middle of women and children in Manchester. These are the drugged animals UK and NATO stupidly gave political and military support in February 2011. And you didn't see this coming?!?"[4]
MI5 turns a blind eye
In an article dated 25 May 2017, the MailOnline reported:
- Former fighters including Libyan exiles and British-Libyan residents described how MI5 'sorted' their travel.
- British government is said to have adopted an 'open door' policy for fighters willing to travel to fight Gaddafi.
- Comes as Home Secretary Amber Rudd admitted authorities knew of the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi.
- Those who travelled fought alongside Islamic militants despite being subject travel bans for posing a threat.[5]
Campaigning suspended
Campaigning for the #GE2017 was suspended.[6] In a message of genuine humanity and compassion to the victims of the Manchester bombing and their families, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was a "terrible and traumatic time" and it was important to "come together".[7][8]
Questions for the PM
SKWAWKBOX posed a series of questions to Prime Minister Theresa May including asking why it took four hours for her to respond to the tragedy.[9]
Related Quotation
Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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Hanif Qadir | “I could have prevented [the 2017?] London terrorist attacks” | Hanif Qadir | 2017 |
Related Documents
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Importing Jihadi Terror to the UK – Cui Bono | blog post | 25 September 2018 | Craig Murray | Importing the White Helmets into the UK is obviously nuts if your purpose is to minimise jihadi activity in the UK |
Document:MI6, Theresa May and the Manchester attack | Article | 30 May 2017 | Jonathan Cook | And so the story of MI6 and Theresa May, their sponsorship of Islamic jihadism, and the likely “blowback” the UK just experienced in Manchester is a sleeping dog no one seems willing to disturb. |
Document:Manchester Alleged Suicide Bomber Linked to Libya Islamic Fighting Group | Article | 24 May 2017 | The British government is directly responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. It had foreknowledge of LIFG’s existence and likely its activities within British territory and not only failed to act, but appears to have actively harboured this community of extremists for its own geopolitical and domestic agenda. | |
Document:Manchester atrocity: UK government must come clean about its relationship with Libyan Islamists | Article | 6 June 2017 | Mohamed El-Doufani | The perpetrator of the Manchester atrocity, British-born Libyan Salman al-Abedi, 22, is largely the product of the policy pursued by successive British governments – Conservative and Labour – towards Libya. |
Document:Theresa May pushing for UK intervention in Syria following Manchester attack | Article | 25 May 2017 | Whitney Webb | Jeremy Corbyn Says What We All Knew: The War On Terror Isn’t Working |
Document:Theresa May's personal role in facilitating terror attacks | video | 5 June 2017 | Dan Glazebrook | Theresa May and her Cabinet are complicit in murder. They are war criminals. If the principles established by the Nuremberg Tribunal after World War II were applied, they would be hung. |
The Official Culprit
Name | Description |
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Salman Abedi | Allegedly killed himself while carrying out the 2017 Manchester bombing |
References
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- ↑ "Manchester suicide bomber named by police"
- ↑ "Salman Abedi: One of terrorist leader Abdelhakim Belhadj's mentally challenged 'freedom warriors'"
- ↑ "Rebels living in England claim UK government let them travel to Libya to fight Gaddafi - even though they were subject to counter-terrorism orders - as investigators probe Abedi's visits to Tripoli"
- ↑ "General election campaigning suspended after Manchester attack"
- ↑ "Terrible and traumatic time"
- ↑ "CORBYN SPEAKS TO MANCHESTER VICTIMS, FAMILIES – AND AGAINST DIVISION"
- ↑ "DEAR MRS MAY"