the inquiry was told about this man, known as mansoor al anezi, who lived in devon. he died before the attack and detectives say they couldn t fully understand his link to abedi. but. whatever connection there was and clearly mr al anezi is dead and salman abedi is dead as well, but there was clearly a connection of significance. al anezi was arrested in 2008 after a close associate, nicky reilly, attempted a suicide bombing in exeter. al anezi, who wasn t charged, had been with reilly the day before. but sources have said that before al anezi moved to his home here in plymouth over 20 years ago, he was of concern to m15 because of his activities in manchester, where he d first lived in britain. he was suspected of being a radicaliser and was placed under investigation.
this now settled. thank you very much for talking this now settled. thank you very much for talking to this now settled. thank you very much for talking to us. - this now settled. thank you very much for talking to us. thank. this now settled. thank you veryl much for talking to us. thank you for your patience as we kept you waiting. have a good day. a muslim preacher who was close to the manchester arena bomber had been suspected by m15 of being a radicaliser more than a decade earlier, a bbc investigation has found. a public inquiry into the atrocity, which killed 22 people in may 2017, will report this week on how salman abedi was radicalised and whether the security service missed chances to stop him. daniel de simone reports the 2017 manchester arena bombing stole 22 lives. this week, a public inquiry will report on how suicide bomber salman abedi was radicalised and whether m15 missed chances to stop him. some evidence was heard in secret, away from bereaved families. our inv
al anezi had led prayers at a plymouth mosque, but those who ran it say he was told no politics and barred from preaching. he regularly visited manchester and also stayed with salman abedi. we found he used different identities. family knew him by another name. he arrived in the uk on a false passport. salman abedi was at al anezi s bedside when he died in hospital of cancer. the only other close friend present told me the bomber was in tears. the day after al anezi s manchester funeral, salman abedi and his brother purchased their first bomb making chemical. the inquiry also examined other potential influences on salman abedi, including his time at didsbury mosque in manchester. we ve discovered two other young attendees died in conflict abroad. they were lionised as martyrs online before the arena bombing. the inquiry s public
hearings did not consider one of their fathers, taher nasuf. he spent years sanctioned by the united nations for alleged involvement with an al-qaeda affiliate. he denied the claims and the sanctions were lifted in 2011. he was part of a legal political group which met at the mosque. another attendee at its demonstrations was salman abedi. a lawyer representing victims families thinks if our evidence wasn t heard in the secret part of the inquiry, it should be made known. if there is material which the inquiry may not have uncovered, then it s vital that it is supplied to the chair so they can pursue it even at this late stage. in a statement, five bereaved families told us they re disappointed to learn of more in abedi s background that doesn t appear to have been investigated. the inquiry s final verdict
earlier in the lives of young people to make sure all children have the same opportunities. alison holt, bbc news. president biden and russian leader vladimir putin have described their summit as positive and constructive, but made it clear that significant differences remain between them. the talks lasted around three hours and was their first meeting since mr biden s inauguration. the two sides agreed to begin a dialogue on nuclear arms control, but there was little sign of an agreement on other issues, including cyber security and the ukraine. the first findings from the public inquiry into the manchester arena bombing which killed 22 people, will be published this afternoon. the report will focus on security arrangements at the venue and examine how salman abedi was able to go unchallenged before the attack in 2017. the inquiry has been going on since last september. over the course of the pandemic, train passenger numbers in the uk have plummeted to their lowest levels since recor