Manchester attacker met with operates of ISIS unit in Libya: report

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The bomber responsible for last week's terrorist attack in Manchester, England, that killed 22 and injured more than 100 had met with an Islamic State unit in Libya, The New York Times reported Saturday.

The attacker, 22-year-old Salman Abedi, reportedly met with members of the Katibat al-Battar al-Libi, during trips to Tripoli and Sabratha, Libya.

The Islamic State unit is linked to the November 2015 terrorist attack in Paris that left 130 victims dead and hundreds more wounded.

That Abedi was in contact with the terrorist cell brings up the possibility that Islamic State operatives in Libya have now twice directed attacks in Europe.

Some Battar members fled to Libya, even as the group attracted a number of Europeans.

The May 22 attack at the Manchester Arena was the deadliest terrorist attack in the United Kingdom since the 2005 London train bombings, which claimed the lives of 52 victims and injured hundreds.

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