UK police search property in Manchester attack investigation

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AP London
Last Updated : May 31 2017 | 8:13 PM IST
British police have asked the public to stay out of area in southern Manchester while a property is searched for clues about the concert bombing that killed 22 people and wounded dozens of others.
Police said today a cordon has been placed around a property south of central Manchester.
There are 11 men in custody for possible connection to Britain's worst extremist attack in more than a decade.
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi, a British-born man with Libyan descent, detonated a device minutes after the conclusion of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on May 22.
Five other people, including a woman, have been questioned and released without facing charges.
The arrested suspects haven't been identified or charged.

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First Published: May 31 2017 | 8:13 PM IST

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