Shocking pictures of Manchester bombing attacker’s deadly home-made nail bomb – with hand-held detonator and battery which spark the blast
CHILLING photos have been released showing the nail bomb terrorist Salman Abedi used to massacre 22 people and maim 119 more.
Forensic pictures leaked to the New York Times show the charred remains of the Karrimor backpack the 22-year-old killer used to conceal the deadly explosive.
It comes after Britain slammed the US over repeated leaks from the probe into the Manchester terror attack at Monday's Ariana Grande concert.
Lightweight backpack used to carry deadly device
Possible hand-held trigger terrorist used to spark the blast
Nuts and screws packed inside the home-made bomb
12-volt battery that possibly powered the device
Authorities believe the bomber used a small detonator in his left hand to trigger the deadly device.
The silver trigger can be seen in the snaps smeared with blood.
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Investigators believe a 12 volt battery, which has melted and become mangled in the photos, was used a possible power source.
They said the bomb was more likely to be in a backpack than vest because Abedi was shot away from the blast.
The killer had detonated the explosive in the foyer of the Manchester Arena as parents waited to pick their children up from the concert.
He massacred 22 people - including eight-year-old Saffie Roussos - and injured more than 100 in the worst terror attack in the UK since 7/7.
Dozens of people are still missing and feared dead.
The devastating list of victims killed in the bombing has continued to grow today, including a 14-year-old girl along with an off-duty cop.
A network of undercover cops are now hunting a network of terrorists after warning the bombmaker could still be alive.
They today swooped on a suspect with a “suspicious package” in Wigan in the fifth arrest over the bombing.
Three men were arrested just streets away from where Abedi lived as Theresa May raised the UK threat level to “critical” for the first time in 10 years.
Abedi, who US officials said was identified by bank card among his remains, is thought to have been a "mule" using the device built by someone else, the BBC reports.
Today the dad of Abedi, who claims his son is innocent, was arrested in Libya.
The younger brother of the bomber, Hashem Abedi, has also been arrested in Tripoli along with his older brother in the UK yesterday.
It has since been reported terrorist Salman, who was born in Britain to Libyan parents, was reportedly known to MI5 and is said to have “proven” links to ISIS.