Outrageously irresponsible…..and deadly consequences
Manchester bomber repeatedly visited Libyan jihadi in jail… but MI5 STILL failed to stop him because his visits were not ‘red flagged’
- The terrorist regularly went to see Abdalraouf Abdallah, who was jailed after trying to help other Manchester-based fanatics join extremists in Syria
- Abedi, 22, visited Altcourse Prison in Liverpool up to three times this year
- It’s understood it wasn’t ‘red flagged’ because Abedi wasn’t on a terror watch list
- However, Manchester bomber was ‘known’ to MI5 and other security services
The Manchester bomber Salman Abedi made repeated prison visits to a convicted Libyan jihadist in the months leading to the attack.
The terrorist regularly went to see Abdalraouf Abdallah, who was jailed after trying to help other Manchester-based fanatics join extremists in Syria.
Abedi, 22, visited privately-run Altcourse Prison in Liverpool up to three times this year. His last trip was in March, but it is understood it was not ‘red flagged’ because Abedi was not on a terror watch list.
However, he was ‘known’ to MI5 and other security services, and his frequent visits to a convicted jihadist raise serious questions about why authorities did not take more notice.
It was also claimed yesterday that Abedi was reported five times to a terror hotline as a possible threat but nothing was done.
Prison sources said wheelchair-bound Abdallah, 24, is being kept in an isolated unit for his safety as police try to establish whether the visits were in any way linked to Abedi’s suicide attack on May 22.
