Manchester police arrest 4 from possible `network´ following concert bombing
(The Star Food)

MANCHESTER—Manchester’s police chief has told reporters that it is clear “this is a network we are investigating� as he gave an update on the probe into the bomb attack at a pop concert in the city.Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said Wednesday that police are carrying out extensive searches across Manchester as part of their probe.Hopkins declined to comment on whether police have found the alleged maker of the explosive device used in Monday night’s attack.His comments followed media reports that the alleged bomber, Salman Abedi, acted as a “mule� for others.Hopkins says a serving police officer was among the 22 people confirmed killed in the attack.He confirmed that a total of four suspects have been detained so far.U.K. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the bomber, identified as British-born ethnic Libyan Salman Abedi, “likely� did not act alone when he killed 22 people and wounded dozens at an Ariana Grande concert Monday night in Manchester. She said he had been known to security forces “up to a point.�Many at the concert were young girls and teens enthralled by Grande’s pop power — and those who died included an 8-year-old girl.Officials are examining Abedi’s trips to Libya and Syria as they piece together his allegiances and try to foil any new potential threats. The government said nearly 1,000 soldiers were deployed Wednesday instead of police in high-profile sites in London and elsewhere.Britain raised its threat level from terrorism to “critical� after an emergency government meeting late Tuesday amid concerns that the 22-year-old Abedi may have accomplices who are planning another attack.Suicide bomber Abedi was born in Britain to a Libyan family, grew up in Manchester’s southern suburbs and once attended Salford University there. Police said three men were arrested Wednesday in south Manchester, where a day earlier a 23-year-old man was a ...