Salman Abedi was helped to procure components of the nailbomb he deployed at Manchester Arena by his brother HashemThe Manchester Arena bomber’s brother is refusing to co-operate with efforts to deradicalise him while being held in a specialist prison isolation unit for hardcore extremists. Hashem Abedi, 23, is one of five inmates in the “prison within a prison” at HMP Frankland in Co Durham who are considered likely to radicalise others, according to ITV News. SponsoredThe Ministry of Justice granted the broadcaster access to Frankland and HMP Full Sutton near York to provide insight into how they attempt to deal with, house, categorise and deradicalise prisoners convicted of offences under the Terrorism Act. Hashem Abedi spent months ordering, stockpiling and transporting materials for the bomb GMP/PAAbedi helped to procure components and build the nailbomb that killed 22 people and wounded hundreds. Richard Vipond, probation officer and prison offender manager at HMP Frankland, said: “One particular

Source: The Times July 28, 2021 22:52 UTC