Police arrest 23-year-old man in Sussex in connection with Manchester bombing
A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences, police have confirmed.
Man arrested during Sussex raid in connection with terror attack
The arrest in Shoreham-by-Sea is in connection with the Manchester bombing last week, which killed 22 people and left dozens injured.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) issued a statement which said: “This morning (Monday 29 May 2017) officers investigating the attack on the Manchester Arena have arrested a 23-year-old man in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex on suspicion on offences contrary to the terrorism act.
“A scene remains in place at the address where the man was arrested. As it stands 16 people in total have been arrested in connection with the investigation, of which two people have since been released without charge.
A man has been arrested in Shoreham-by-sea on suspicion in relation to last week's bombing
A total of 14 men remain in custody for questioning
GMP also confirmed that searches were conducted overnight at address in Chester, Cheshire and Whalley Range, in south Manchester.
However, no further arrests have been made.
The search in Whalley Range was conducted just a short distance from where suicde bomber Salman Abedi grew up.
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Updates of this fast-moving investigation come after MI5 launched two urgent inquiries in a bid to understand how it missed the danger posed by the Manchester suicide bomber, 22-year-old Salman Abedi.
One examination will aim to identify the errors in the agency’s focus and resources while the second will take an in-depth look into the decision-making around Abedi before he launched the attack, it has been reported.
A source told the Guardian: “A key question, given what is now evident about the danger Abedi posed, would be: ‘Would different decisions be made?’”
A candlelit vigil for the victims of the bombing at St Albert's square
In a fiery interview with BBC’s Andrew Marr, Diane Abbott attacked Home Secretary Amber Rudd for the sharp cuts to Britain’s police and border forces.
She insisted that the cuts have had “consequences”.
MI5 is receiving boosted funds and more staff but the increase in its capacity will still take some time to be felt.
Although Britain’s terror threat was reduced from “critical” to “severe” on Saturday, soldiers are still patrolling the streets to support the police force.
Hailing the number of arrests made, Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: “The level of resources we have available to us remains the same as we continue to take positive action."