Mr Zreba said he took the money and details and then we went in our own directions . Mr Zreba said
Abedi was well known within the Libyan community for his involvement in small trade and money transfers. Further to this, Zreba added, he was as normal. I didn t notice anything not normal . By 6.53pm, the money had been transferred to Libya. That night, Abedi detonated a bomb at an Ariana Grande concert, murdering 22 people.
Mr Zreba was at Manchester Victoria railway station shortly after the bombing attack and described being frightened and shocked .
When asked if Abedi mentioned anything to him about avoiding the area that evening, Mr Zreba replied no . He added:
BBC News
By Daniel De Simone
image captionRabie Zreba said Salman Abedi provided a false name when they met
The Manchester Arena bomber transferred money to his family in Libya hours before the attack, a public inquiry into the 2017 bombing has heard.
Rabie Zreba, who made the transfer, said he was contacted by a man he did not know on the afternoon of 22 May.
The man was Salman Abedi, who provided Mr Zreba with a fake name and asked him to transfer £470, the inquiry heard.
Later that night, Abedi detonated a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert, murdering 22 people.
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi sent money transfer to Libya hours before Manchester Arena attack , inquiry told
The public inquiry into the atrocity also heard the bomber s brother, Hashem Abedi, asked a friend to buy acid for him
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Suicide bomber Salman Abedi sent £470 to his family in Libya just hours before he committed mass murder at Manchester Arena.