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i m stephen sackur. there is a grim familiarity to the fallout from the manchester suicide bombing. mourning for the innocent lives lost and an intense focus on the identity and motivation of the alleged jihadist mass murderer. in this case salman abedi, 22 years old, born in manchester to parents from libya. the list of europe s so called home grown jihadists is now depressingly long. my guest is gilles kepel, a french expert on islamist terrorism, whose work has attracted worldwide attention. is the west any closer to an effective counter terror strategy? gilles kepel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. we are getting more information by the hour and the day about exactly what happened in manchester. much of the focus on salman abedi, this young man who appears to have been the suicide bomber. the more we learn, the more you learn, does it seem to you this fits a familiar template or does this in any way seem different from europe s other mass murders of recent times? i ....
six people are now being held in connection with the investigation into monday s bomb attack in manchester. a woman detained on wednesday evening has been released without charge. during one raid, a controlled explosion was used to gain entry to a house in the city. the names of two more of the 22 victims were released overnight and a minute s silence will be held across the uk at 11 o clock this morning to remember those who died. our correspondent, gavin hewitt reports. late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of a huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. police believe he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. today s operation involved armed units, some wearing military clothing. got to the front door and was greeted by an armed police officer with a helmet, face mask machine gun. i asked him what was happening. hejust said operations, out! to gain access to the apartments ....