Manchester Arena bomber seen praying before attack, staff tell inquiry

Security workers tell how they saw that Salman Abedi had secreted himself away' with rucksack

Witnesses have described seeing the Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi loitering and praying, while in possession of a large rucksack, near the spot where he would later carry out the attack that killed 22 people and left hundreds injured.

Two security workers employed to look out for bootleggers told the Manchester Arena inquiry that they saw him, while one said she unsuccessfully tried to alert police to his presence.