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Hashem Abedi, who was born and raised in Manchester, was extradited to the UK from Libya in July.<\/p>\n
He was remanded in custody until the trial.<\/p>\n
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The younger brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has denied murdering the 22 victims of the attack.<\/p>\n
Salman Abedi, 22, detonated a suicide vest as music fans left an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds more, on 22 May 2017.<\/p>\n
His brother Hashem, 22, is charged with 22 counts of murder and conspiring with his brother to cause explosions.<\/p>\n
Mr Abedi, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody and is due to go on trial on 13 January at the Old Bailey.<\/p>\n
He is also charged with one count of attempted murder for all the other victims of the attack.<\/p>\n
Each murder victim’s name was read out as the charges were put to Hashem Abedi, with the defendant responding “not guilty” 22 times.<\/p>\n
It took six minutes to read the 24 count indictment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hashem Abedi, who was born and raised in Manchester, was extradited to the UK from Libya in July.<\/p>\n He was remanded in custody until the trial.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/span>