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Armed police are carrying out another raid in Moss Side following a dawn raid in Princess Road and an overnight search that saw one man arrested as officers hunt down Abedi's alleged terror network in the wake of the Manchester bombing. Police carried out the dawn raid at a second property in Moss Side hours after arresting a man in the area in the early hours of this morning. The search, which took five hours, took place at a separate address to the earlier arrest. A police cordon is in place around the Fade Away barbershop in Princess Road, near to the junction of Claremont Road, Moss Side. Forensics officers were seen taking away evidence bags with one containing a laptop. It is understood that an armed response unit stormed the building with the shutter to the barbershop cut open to gain access to the front door.

A marked police van was parked outside the store next to a bus stop with a number of officers guarding the cordon. Forensics officers searched inside one of the shops and a barbers with businesses and flats on lockdown amid fears Abedi may have built a second bomb and given it to fellow jihadis. Officers who raided Abedi's discovered a bomb factory containing a huge stash of explosive chemicals with many other components. A security source told the Telegraph: “The worry is there was enough to build two or three bombs and we can’t rule that out.” The officials believe Abedi assembled the bomb himself after learning his trade in Libya. REVEALED: Manchester bomber Salman Abedi 'planned barbaric attack for at least a year'

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We are currently carrying out a search at an address at a property in Moss Side in connection with the attack on the Manchester Arena on Monday Greater Manchester Police

Greater Manchester Police said: “We are currently carrying out a search at an address at a property in Moss Side in connection with the attack on the Manchester Arena on Monday. “The search is being carried out at a separate property to the address where a man was arrested earlier this morning. “As it stands ten people in total have been arrested in connection with the investigation, of which a man and a woman have since been released without charge.

AFP GETTY Police raided a barbershop in Moss Side

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“Eight men remain in custody for questioning.” Police said the arrest in the early hours of this morning is connected to Monday’s Manchester Arena bombing. The owner of a shop next door to a barbershop raided by armed police said the premises involved has not opened since Monday's suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena. A marked police van is parked outside the store next to a bus stop with a number of uniformed officers guarding the cordon. West Indian-born Byron Gibbs, 79, who has run Gibbs Hardware for the past 33 years, said that the shop next door had opened about 12 months ago. He said a number of men appeared to work there but had never come into his shop to buy anything.

SKY NEWS Police are searching another property in Moss Side hours after making an arrest

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He said: "I never go there to talk to them, I don't have my hair cut there. I don't know if they are Libyan but I know they are Arab. "Everyone round here has noticed that the shop has not opened since Monday and they usually open every day, including Sundays." Mr Gibbs said he had recognised the face of suicide bomber Abedi from the television. He said: "I have seen him a few times just walking past in the street. I don't know if he used this barbershop or he is involved with anyone there. "We're all shocked around here about what happened on Monday and how close we are to all this. You don't know who these people are." With Britain on critical alert, a huge operation is under way to dismantle a suspected network linked to suicide bomber Salman Abedi, who killed 22 people, seven of them under 18, when he set off a bomb at an Ariana Grande concert on Monday night. Home Secretary Amber Rudd said she expected the "critical" assessment of the terror threat - suggesting a fresh attack may be imminent - to remain in place in the coming days.

NC Police allegedly fear Abedi built a second bomb and handed it to fellow jihadis

Ms Rudd told BBC1's Question Time: "During this period of 'critical', which we hope will only last for a few days - it could be longer, it will depend on the operation - we've pulled out additional support from the Army so we can go about our normal life." Overnight police carried out searches at properties in Manchester, Wigan and Nuneaton. A bomb disposal unit returned to the Wigan address on Thursday night so experts could examine "potentially suspicious items". Police hunting the alleged network behind Abedi’s attack said they had made "significant" arrests and seized "very important" items in raids. Detectives also raided a property in St Helens. The search came to an end shortly before 8.30am today with police saying there is currently no spiced threat to Merseyside. Superintendent Louise Harrison from Merseyside Police said: “I understand that this kind of activity can cause concern for people living in nearby communities and would like to thank them for their understanding and patience.

Manchester bombing: Investigation so far Wed, May 24, 2017 The investigation so far into the Manchester bomb attack that killed at least 22 people, with more than 60 injured after Salman Abedi detonated a bomb in the Manchester Arena, at 10:30pm Monday, 22 May 2017 Play slideshow PA 1 of 15 Handout photo courtesy of Alex Finnie, of men wearing body armour during a raid of a block of flats in Blackley, north Manchester, following the attack on Manchester Arena

“As a result of today’s operation, Merseyside Police is working very closely with community groups, community leaders, partner agencies and individuals to make sure concerns are addressed and that we provide the best possible service to local people. “Over the coming days and weeks we will be continuing to work with our local communities to address any concerns they may have. We always need the public’s help to defeat terrorism by being extra vigilant and letting us know of any suspicious behaviour or activity.” It comes after a day of police activity which saw the army called into Hulme following reports of a suspicious package. Armed police and dozens of police cars were called to Hulme with police shutting down roads and evacuating Castlefield Campus school in Jackson Crescent on Thursday afternoon. The army and bomb disposal unit arrived following reports of a suspicious package in Linby Street, with Mancunian Way and Jackson Street all closed.

Photos circulating on social media showed black smoke billowing into the sky. Greater Manchester Police later confirmed the package was deemed to be safe. Armed police have been out in force in Moss Side, the area of Manchester where Abedi lived, with officers carrying out a controlled explosion as part of a raid in the early hours of Thursday morning. Heather Hughes, who lives two miles away in Stockport, told Express.co.uk the explosion could be heard through closed windows. Greater Manchester Police has released a full breakdown of the arrests. On Tuesday May 23, a 24-year-old man was arrested in Whalley Range on suspicion of offences contrary to the terrorism act. He remains in custody.

'suspicious device' found in Wigan: images from the scene Thu, May 25, 2017 Police have evacuated a street in Wigan after a possible suspicious device was discovered inside a house Play slideshow PA 1 of 4 Police cordon off an area in Wigan