Manchester Arena bomber attacks prison officers

Three prison officers have been attacked by Hashem Abedi, one of the men responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing, with counter-terrorism police taking over the investigation.
The officers sustained life-threatening injuries on Saturday including burns, scalds and stab wounds in the attack at HMP Frankland in County Durham, the Prison Officers’ Association said.
Abedi threw hot cooking oil over the officers and used “home made weapons” to stab them, the organisation said.
The Prison Service confirmed three officers have been treated in hospital after an attack by a prisoner.
Counter-terrorism policing (CTP)’s Cdr Dom Murphy said: “Given the nature of the incident, it has been agreed that CTP North East will lead the investigation, supported by Durham Constabulary.

Source: BBC | Language: English