▁interior ▁minister ▁G ér ard ▁Coll omb ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁B FM ▁TV ▁that ▁Ab edi ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁to ▁Sy ria , ▁and ▁had ▁" pro ven " ▁links ▁with ▁IS IS . ▁Ab edi ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁and ▁father ▁were ▁arrested ▁by ▁Lib yan ▁security ▁forces ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁respectively . ▁The ▁brother ▁was ▁sus pected ▁of ▁planning ▁an ▁attack ▁in ▁Lib ya , ▁and ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁regular ▁touch ▁with ▁Sal man , ▁and ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁to ▁bomb ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Arena , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁date . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Lib yan ▁official , ▁the ▁brothers ▁spoke ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁about ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁carried ▁out . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁UK ▁requested ▁Lib ya ▁to ▁extr ad ite ▁the ▁bom ber ' s ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Hash em ▁Ab edi ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁face ▁trial ▁for ▁comp licity ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁people ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁explos ion . ▁ ▁Phot ograph s ▁of ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁I ED ▁published ▁by ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁indicated ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁compr ised ▁an ▁explos ive ▁charge ▁inside ▁a ▁light weight ▁metal ▁container ▁which ▁was ▁carried ▁within ▁a ▁black ▁vest ▁or ▁a ▁blue ▁K arr im or ▁back pack . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁fatal ities ▁occurred ▁in ▁a ▁ring ▁around ▁the ▁bom ber . ▁His ▁tor so ▁was