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The younger brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi is being extradited from Libya to the UK.

Hashem Abedi was arrested in the country a day after the May 2017 suicide attack that killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert.

The Interior Minister's office in Tripoli confirmed that Mr Abedi was extradited on a flight which left Mitiga Airport at 10:30 BST.

The Home Office has declined to comment.

A spokesman for the Rada Special Deterrence Force military group, which has been holding Mr Abedi, confirmed he was handed over to members of the British Embassy.

Sources have told the BBC Mr Abedi was on board a UK government-owned jet.

Mr Abedi, who is in his early 20s, is expected to be interviewed by British authorities upon his return.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) was granted a warrant for his arrest in November 2017.

It said the warrant related to the "murder of 22 people, the attempted murder of others who were injured and conspiracy to cause an explosion," police said previously.

Twenty-two people died in the bombing on 22 May while a total of 112 needed hospital treatment after the attack.