‘Forgive Me’: Manchester Bomber’s Tangled Path of Conflict and Rebellion
Akram Ramadan, who fought alongside Ramadan Abedi, recalled there being a strong contingent known
as "the Manchester fighters." "We were all fighting," Mr. Ramadan said in Manchester.
Mr. Fadil said that When he did come, it was usually with hi
By KATRIN BENNHOLD, STEPHEN CASTLE and DECLAN WALSHMAY 27, 2017
MANCHESTER, England — Salman Abedi was wearing a red vest, his suicide bomb hidden in a small backpack,
when he phoned his younger brother in Libya and asked him to put his mother on the line.
Mr. Ramadan said the absence of a father figure was often a problem for Libyan
families, particularly the Abedi sons, whose father imposed strict discipline.
His sons — Ismail, Salman and Hashem — accompanied Mr. Abedi to Tunisia, where he worked on logistics for the rebels in western Libya.