UK seeks extradition of Manchester concert bomber’s brother
LONDON — British police are seeking the extradition from Libya of the brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber on murder charges stemming from the attack.
Hashem Abedi, the brother of the bomber, is in custody in Libya. Sky News said Thursday that the armed group holding him indicated it would co-operate with the request if the Libyan attorney general approved it.
Police said Wednesday night that an extradition request was given to Libyan authorities earlier Wednesday.
Hashem Abedi is the brother of Salman Abedi, who set off the bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22 that left 22 dead and hundreds wounded.