Man arrested after allegedly wearing Manchester Arena bomber costume for Halloween

A man, in his 40s, was held after allegedly dressing as the Manchester Arena bomber for Halloween.
Rahmah Ghazali
By Rahmah Ghazali
2nd Nov 2023, 1:54pm
A man was held after allegedly dressing up as a Manchester Arena bomber for Halloween. A man was held after allegedly dressing up as a Manchester Arena bomber for Halloween.
A man was held after allegedly dressing up as a Manchester Arena bomber for Halloween.

A man was arrested after allegedly dressing as the Manchester Arena bomber for Halloween. North Yorkshire Police said it had "received complaints about a man wearing an offensive costume on social media depicting murderer Salman Abedi."

The force said the man, aged in his 40s, was arrested on November 1 on suspicion of using a public communication network to send offensive messages.

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The arrest comes after pictures appeared online of a man wearing an Arabian male-style headdress and a T-shirt that said "I love Ariana Grande", along with a backpack that says "boom" and "TNT" on it.

Abedi detonated a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017, killing himself and 22 people - including seven children.

The man has since been released on conditional police bail.

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