Manchester bomber Salman Abedi phoned his nuclear scientist mum before deadly suicide attack
MANCHESTER bomber Salman Abedi phoned his nuclear scientist mum fifteen minutes before his deadly suicide attack and said "forgive me", a Libyan anti-terror force has claimed.
The evil bomber's mum is reportedly being quizzed in Libya along with siblings and his dad, as British terror cops hunt for accomplices.
Special Deterrent Force spokesman Ahmed bin Salem claims the bomber's mum, Samia Tabbal, 50, has revealed her son had left Libya for the UK four days before the bombing and called her on the day of the attack.
Bin Salem said: "He was giving farewell."
Manchester-born Abedi is believed to have regularly travelled to see his family, who moved back to Tripoli following the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 - possibly using trips as cover to visit terror groups in Syria.
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Abedi targeted teen pop fans at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on Monday night, killing 22 people, including seven children, and injuring dozens in the worst terrorist incident to hit Britain since the July 7 attacks in London in 2005.
Bin Salem said Libyan investigators think, based on what brother Hashem told them, "the bomber acted alone".
He says the brother, arrested on suspicion of links to ISIS, told them that Salman learned how to make explosives on the internet and wanted to "seek victory for the Islamic State".
Despite the belief of the Libyan authorities that Abedi acted alone, British investigative efforts remain focused on smashing the potential terror ring which may have assisted him.
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Police hunting the "network" behind his attack said they had made "significant" arrests and seized "very important" items in raids linked to the investigation.
After chairing a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee, Theresa May said the terror threat level will remain at critical - meaning another attack is expected imminently.
Since the bombing on Monday evening it has emerged security agencies missed numerous chances to stop Abedi.
Among at least five wasted opportunities were a relative telling MI5 this year he was “dangerous” and a neighbour reporting suspicious activity at his home five years ago.
His dad Ramadan Abedi has denied his son is linked to militants or the suicide bombing.
Eight men have now been arrested over the devastating attack which saw 22 people killed and 64 injured.
Five children and 18 adults remain in a critical condition, it has emerged.
NHS England confirmed 75 people remain in hospitals across Greater Manchester.
Today a minute's silence was held in memory of the victims and the Queen visited those injured in hospital.