Corbyn links foreign policy with terror threat
UK - Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, the official opposition to the British government, drew a link between UK foreign policy and terror attacks as the main political parties resumed general election campaigning yesterday, following Monday night’s terror attack in Manchester. Saying the war on terror “is simply not working”, Corbyn argued in a speech in London that the government must “ensure the police have the resources they need, that our foreign policy reduces rather than increases the threat to this country.” His comments, which come days after 22 people were killed in Manchester following an Ariana Grande concert, bring an overtly political tone to a national conversation that has largely focused on unity following the deadliest UK terror attack since 2005. Investigators continue to work round the clock to track down associates of suicide bomber Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old Briton of Libyan descent, amid fears he is part of a network plotting further mayhem. The UK threat level was raised this week to its highest level, meaning another attack may be imminent.
So far 10 people have been arrested at addresses in Manchester, Wigan and Nuneaton, all in England. Eight remain in custody and searches continue at a number of addresses. The bomber’s brother has also been detained in Libya. Salman Abedi likely received some ISIS training in Syria in the months before the attack, according to information gathered in the preliminary investigation, a US official told CNN on Thursday. The US believes ISIS, through this training, set the stage for him to carry out his attack. As police raids continued Friday, specially trained firearms officers were being assigned patrol duty on trains for the first time in Britain. (CNN.COM)