Inside the flat where bomber Salman Abedi spent last evening
Police are investigating whether Salman Abedi assembled the bomb at a 拢75-a-night apartment close to Manchester Arena.
Thursday 25 May 2017 19:58, UK
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi spent his final moments before his attack in a rental apartment in the centre of Manchester.
He last visited the flat at around 7pm on Monday, just three hours before he detonated his explosives at the Manchester Arena as people were leaving an Ariana Grande concert.
The flat is described on its website as being "ideal for the Phones4U Arena" - the name of the concert venue until 2015.
"It is privately owned by a couple who live locally," Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt said.
"It is a very small flat."
It normally rents for £75 a night.
Armed police raided the flat on Wednesday but no arrests were made. Police have and arrested eight people as they hunt for the network connected to Abedi.
It is not clear whether Abedi was staying at the flat in the days before the bombing or if it was being rented by someone else who he met there.
Police are expected to be investigating if the bomb was assembled at the address.
Brunt said one resident of the building reported "a strong smell of explosives" coming from behind the door.