Police had intel on Manchester Arena bomber years before attack, inquiry told

Detectives found Salman Abedi had exchanged 1,300 text messages with another suspected terrorist in 2014

Intelligence that linked the Manchester Arena bomber to another suspected terrorist was uncovered by detectives three years before the 2017 bombing but was never passed on for further investigation, an inquiry has heard.

Detectives found the name, photo and phone number of Salman Abedi during an investigation into Abdalraouf Abdallah in 2014.