Fears are mounting that the Manchester suicide bomber may have built a second device that is now
in the hands of jihadists, MailOnline can reveal.
Police
who searched Salman Abedi's home earlier this week allegedly discovered
a huge stash of explosive chemicals and other co0mponents.
The
quantity of material has led to fears that he could have built more
than one device and has distributed them to other British-based
extremists.
Intelligence
officers also believe the 22-year-old may have had an accomplice who
watched him as he entered the Manchester Arena foyer on Monday night.
Another
concern is that the bomber may have been given the improvised explosive
device and security officials are probing the possibility the bomb
maker has fled overseas.
It
comes as officers raided the Fade Away barber shop, which was regularly
visited by Abedi, in the Moss Side area of the city on Friday morning.
Before
they searched the property, officers made another arrest in Moss Side -
bringing the total number of those detained to 10. Eight men remain in
custody.
Police have also raided fast
food outlet Lorenzo Pizza in St Helens, Merseyside, in connection with
the attack which killed 22 people - including nine teenagers.
Byron Gibbs, 79, who owns the hardware store next door, told The Guardian he had seen the bomber visit the barber shop.
He described the owners as 'Muslim men of Middle Eastern appearance' and added he recognised Abedi in photographs.
Mr
Gibbs said: 'He (Abedi) spends time with the people. I've seen him walk
past the shop window lots of times. He was heading towards the barber's
next door.
'I was shocked to see his face on television. It's been a long time since I saw him last.'
Meanwhile,
evidence from the crime scene leaked in the US apparently pointed to a
remote mobile-phone detonator with built-in redundancies to enable
someone else to set it off.
It suggests
another jihadist would have watched Abedi and was ready to blow up the
explosives remotely if he backed out of the attack at the last minute.
Initial analysis points to the fact Abedi did blow himself up.
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