--- description: One brother was detained in Manchester, while another brother and the father were detained in Tripoli title: Manchester Attack Suspect Salman Abedi's Father and 2 Brothers Arrested image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0b33906c4894feb/6988cec60a4a220c8d9ce526/manchester-arrests.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Manchester Attack Suspect Salman Abedi's Father and 2 Brothers Arrested by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2017 7:50 PM CUT  A general view of the surrounding neighbourhood as forensic teams search the former home of terrorist Salman Abedi on May 24, 2017 in Manchester, England. A general view of the surrounding neighbourhood as forensic teams search the former home of terrorist Salman Abedi on May 24, 2017 in Manchester, England.Leon Neal—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 24, 2017 7:50 PM CUT The alleged [Manchester attacker’s](http://time.com/4791028/salman-abedi-manchester-attack-suspect/ "undefined") father and two brothers have been arrested following the [Monday night explosion](http://time.com/4792069/manchester-attack-ariana-grande-concert-arrests/ "undefined"), authorities said. Salman Abedi, 22, died in the attack at an [Ariana Grande concert](http://time.com/4789854/manchester-ariana-grande-concert-blast-tweet/ "undefined") in northern England. The bombing left 22 dead and more than 60 injured. Abedi’s 23-year-old brother Ismail was arrested in Manchester on Tuesday. A younger brother, 18-year-old Hashim, was also arrested in Tripoli on Tuesday night, a Libyan government spokesperson told the [Associated Press](http://www.wcvb.com/article/suspected-uk-concert-bombers-father-brothers-arrested/9924367 "undefined"). The anti-terror force that arrested him said in a statement, “The brother was aware of all the details of the terrorist attack.” He was reportedly in the process of receiving cash transferred from Salman at the time of his arrest. The bomber’s father, Ramadan Abedi (also known as Abu Ismail), was also detained in Tripoli on Wednesday. Before his arrest, he told reporters his son was innocent. In addition to the brother in Manchester, British police officers said they’d detained four potential associates of Abedi in the U.K. on Wednesday. “It’s very clear this is a network we are investigating,” Chief Constable Ian Hopkins told the [AP](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/investigators-explore-bombers-links-larger-network-47616069 "undefined"). \[[AP](http://www.wcvb.com/article/suspected-uk-concert-bombers-father-brothers-arrested/9924367 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4793058/salman-abedi-brothers-father-arrested-manchester-attack/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4793058/salman-abedi-brothers-father-arrested-manchester-attack/"},"headline":"Manchester Attack Suspect Salman Abedi's Father and 2 Brothers Arrested","datePublished":"2017-05-24T19:50:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T05:06:16.035Z","description":"One brother was detained in Manchester, while another brother and the father were detained in Tripoli","url":"https://time.com/4793058/salman-abedi-brothers-father-arrested-manchester-attack/","keywords":["United Kingdom","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0b33906c4894feb/6988cec60a4a220c8d9ce526/manchester-arrests.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0b33906c4894feb/6988cec60a4a220c8d9ce526/manchester-arrests.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Police Activity In Manchester After The Manchester Terrorist Attack","caption":"Police Activity In Manchester After The Manchester Terrorist Attack","creditText":"Leon Neal—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4793058/salman-abedi-brothers-father-arrested-manchester-attack/","name":"Manchester Attack Suspect Salman Abedi's Father and 2 Brothers Arrested"}}]}] ```