Manchester Arena bomber’s brother ‘attacks prison officers with hot cooking oil’
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother accused of throwing hot oil at prison officers
- Hashem Abedi, convicted for the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, allegedly attacked three prison officers at HMP Frankland.
- The attack reportedly involved hot cooking oil and homemade weapons, causing serious injuries including burns, scalds, and stab wounds.
- Abedi is held in a specialist separation unit for extremists.
- The prison officers' Association calls for a review of privileges for prisoners in separation centers, suggesting restrictions on cooking facilities and potentially dangerous items.
- Counter Terrorism Policing North East is leading the investigation into the attack.