Manchester attack: Extradition bid for brother refused
The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi will not be returned to the UK by the militia holding him in Libya, a spokesman for the group says.
Hashem Abedi was arrested in the country shortly after the suicide attack that killed 22 people.
Greater Manchester Police have issued an arrest warrant in relation to murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion.
The militia group said Libya’s courts would be able to deal with his case.
Mr Abedi is being held by the Deterrence Force (Rada), a counter-terrorism group allied to the UN-backed government in Tripoli.
Its spokesman, Ahmad Ben Salim, told the Reuters news agency: “We will not extradite Hashem Abedi to UK authorities.”
He said it was for Libya’s courts to decide what will happen.
