Takeaways from Britain’s capture of Manchester bomber’s brother

Published July 17, 2019 6:37pm ET



On May 22, 2017, an ISIS-inspired or directed suicide bomber targeted an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. Salman Abedi’s attack cost 22 innocents, including children. But one key suspect in that attack escaped: Salman’s younger brother, Hashem Abedi, fled to Libya shortly before the atrocity.

On Wednesday, Hashem Abedi was extradited from Libya to Britain. He will now be charged with the murder of 22 people, with attempting to murder others during the attack, and with conspiring to cause an explosion in threat to life.

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