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Terror Threat Reduced To Critical

The UK terrorism threat level has been reduced from critical to severe, Prime Minister Theresa May has said.

The change indicates an attack is highly likely, not imminently expected.

Soldiers deployed to support the police will be stood down on Monday night, at the close of the bank holiday weekend.

Earlier on Saturday, police evacuated an area of Moss Side in the city, in a search linked to Monday’s bomb attack at the Manchester Arena which killed 22 people and left scores injured. The evacuation was described by Greater Manchester Police as a precautionary measure to “ensure everyone’s safety”.

Mrs May made the announcement after leading a meeting of the government’s emergency committee Cobra on Saturday morning.
She said significant activity by the police during the last 24 hours had led to the threat being reduced. It had been set at critical in the aftermath of the bombing.

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Former Greek PM Hurt in Car Explosion

Former Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has been injured by an explosion inside his car in Athens.

Reports say the blast may have been caused by a letter bomb. Mr Papademos, 69, had leg, arm and stomach injuries, but officials said his condition was “not a cause for concern”. His driver was also injured – but not seriously. Reports say at least one other person in the car was hurt.

No group has so far claimed responsibility for Thursday’s blast.

Mr Papademos was appointed caretaker prime minister in November 2011 amid political and economic turmoil. He served in post until May 2012. He has also served as vice-president of the European Central Bank.

The explosion occurred at about 18:30 local time (15:30 GMT) in central Athens. Mr Papademos and his driver, who has not been named, were then taken to Evangelismos Hospital. Reports say the third person in the car was a banking official.

Current Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is attending a Nato summit in Brussels, is being kept informed of the incident, Greek news agency ANA said.

In March, a letter bomb sent from Greece exploded at the International Monetary Fund office in Paris. The employee who opened the letter suffered hand and face injuries and staff were evacuated.

Days earlier, a parcel bomb meant for German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was intercepted and destroyed in Berlin before it could explode. Greek far-left group Conspiracy of Fire Cells said it was responsible for sending that device.

G7 Summit To Discuss Trade, Security & Climate Change

US President Donald Trump will attend a G7 summit with leaders of the world’s major economies in Sicily, Italy, on the last leg of his first foreign trip.

A tough debate is expected on issues including trade and climate change.

The G7 consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. The EU also has representatives.

Four of the group’s leaders – including Mr Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May – will be sitting around the table for the first time.

Fresh from his public dressing down of Nato leaders for not spending enough on defence, Mr Trump is expected to be just as ready to take on his G7 counterparts.

There will be agreement on the need to do more to tackle violent extremism, and there will be serious discussion with Japan’s prime minister about the threat from North Korea.

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Ten Arrests In Total For Manchester Attack

Police have arrested a man in the Moss Side area of Manchester in connection with Monday’s attack at the city’s Arena venue that killed 22 people.

He is one of eight men now in custody as part of the investigation, Greater Manchester Police have said. Police believe Manchester-born suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22 from a family of Libyan origin, acted as part of a network.

In total, 10 people have been arrested in the UK but two were later released.

The 22nd victim of the attack has been named as 15-year-old Megan Hurley, from Halewood in Merseyside.

The UK terror threat level remains “critical” – meaning another attack could be imminent.

On Friday, police said they had searched an address in St Helens, Merseyside, in connection with the attack. Residents who were moved from their homes in Wigan on Thursday night, while armed police and a bomb disposal unit searched a house, have been allowed to return.

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Focus On Salman Abedi

Police have named 22-year-old Salman Ramadan Abedi as the person suspected of carrying out the suicide attack at Manchester Arena on Monday evening.

 Abedi was a “mule” carrying out the attack for a larger network of collaborators, which is being investigated by Greater Manchester Police. But what do we know about the suspected suicide bomber?

Abedi was born in Manchester on New Year’s Eve 1994 to Libyan parents, who had fled that country after becoming opponents of Colonel Gaddafi’s regime.

Having spent a few years in London, the family moved to Manchester where Abedi’s father used to do the call to prayer at a mosque in Didsbury.

Abedi attended Burnage Academy for Boys in Manchester between 2009 and 2011, before going to the Manchester College until 2013 and then Salford University in 2014. However, he dropped out of university and worked in a bakery.

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