FACE OF A KILLER
Chilling CCTV of Manchester terrorist Salman Abedi shopping at Screwfix for bomb parts
CHILLING CCTV footage shows Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi shopping for bomb parts in Screwfix days before he killed 22 people.
The footage, recorded over five days in 2017, shows the shameless extremist perusing shelves of nuts and bolts he would use to pack his deadly homemade bomb, which also left hundreds injured.
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Abedi died in the attack on May 22, 2017, along with his 22 victims who had enjoyed an Ariana Grande concert at the MEN Arena.
Greater Manchester Police pieced together the terrorist's last movements in the five days leading up to the atrocity, with security footage showing him making six trips to Screwfix on Great Ancoats Street, Manchester.
He also placed an online collection order for thousands of nuts.
Abedi was also seen purchasing a black Karrimor rucksack he hid the bomb in from Sports Direct in Manchester's Arndale Centre, as well as shopping in B&Q, B&M Bargains and a private merchants in Cheetham Hill.
Video shows the 22-year-old terrorist chatting with shop assistants and leafing through packs of nuts on shelves as he waits to collect orders for the homemade bomb.
A public inquiry was shown the footage yesterday, with officials adding the trips were studded with "hostile reconnaissance" - a term that means the gathering of information for malicious intent.
Counter-terror chiefs describe it as "a vital component of the terrorist attack planning process".
Abedi launched the sick mission after he returned from a trip to Libya on May 18.
Shortly after he was seen queuing at passport control, the killer made his way to Devell House in Rusholme, where a Nissan Micra that was used to store explosives was parked, the inquiry heard.
On the day of the attack, Abedi dumped items in black bin bags around Manchester, and threw away a black rucksack that contained two passports and a mobile phone.
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He also arranged for money to be transferred to an account in Libya.
Chilling footage from Granby House, a flat he rented in the city centre and used to construct the bomb, shows the suicide bomber leaving for the last time, wearing the black rucksack containing the bomb.
The inquiry resumes next week.
It comes just days after it was revealed Abedi's brother admitted involvement in the plot.
Terrorist Hashem Abedi has admitted his involvement in planning the Manchester Arena bombing, the public inquiry heard.
The 23-year-old plotted the suicide attack with his brother Salman in 2017 which killed 22 people.
His admission was confirmed by Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Barraclough, of Greater Manchester Police, who was the senior investigating officer in the attack probe.
Paul Greaney QC, counsel to the inquiry, said to him: "You are aware, on October 22 this year, in prison serving his sentence, Hashem Abedi was interviewed by members of the inquiry legal team?"
Mr Barraclough said: "Yes, I am.
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Mr Greaney said: "This will be news to others.
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"You are aware, on October 22, during the course of that interview, Hashem Abedi admitted he had played a full part and a knowing part in the planning and preparation for the Arena attack?"
Mr Barraclough replied: "Yes, I think that's a fair summary."
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