Abedi family 'refusing to assist' public inquiry into Manchester Arena bombing atrocity
Family members of Arena bombers Salman and Hashem Abedi are refusing to assist the public inquiry into the atrocity.Statements have been requested from their parents, father Ramadan Abedi and mother Samia Tabbal, as well as from their older brother and younger sister, Jomana.Suicide bomber Salman's younger brother Hashem Abedi, who is now serving a 55-year minimum prison sentence, has also been approached by the inquiry team.But counsel to the inquiry, Paul Greaney QC, said on the third day of the inquiry: "So far, no member of Salman Abedi's family has provided a substantive response."Salman and Hashem's older brother, Ismail, has provided an unsigned statement asserting his privilege against self incrimination, the inquiry was told.Father