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Today's front pages: 'Advance warnings' about Manchester bomber
25 May
Events following Monday night's suicide bombing at Manchester Arena continue to reverberate on the front pages, as police unravel 22-year-old Salman Abedi's path towards committing the deadly attack.
The Independent claims police raids have uncovered at least one explosive device which could be used in a similar attack.
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Several newspapers question whether more could have been done to stop Abedi, with The Times reporting that MI5 were warned about his extremist views after receiving a tip-off from a relative.
The Daily Telegraph alleges Abedi was allowed to slip through security services' net on five separate occasions.
Abedi's father, Ramadan, a former Libyan refugee who has now returned to Tripoli, said his son was innocent, writes the Daily Star.
According to the Daily Mirror, Ramadan Abedi has been arrested in Libya along with his younger son, Hashem, who was also allegedly plotting a terror attack.
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The Daily Mail also leads with the arrests, dubbing the Abedi clan "The Jihadi Family" for their alleged connections to extremism.
Metro gives its front page splash to an image of soldiers patrolling near Big Ben in a "massive show of force against terror".
Meanwhile, The Guardian focuses on multiple unauthorised leaks of information regarding the attack by US officials and its implications for bilateral relations, saying Theresa May is to confront President Donald Trump about his administration's apparently lax attitude to confidentiality.
The sports pages are also dominated by the legacy of the tragedy. After a shaken Manchester United pulled out all the stops to defeat Ajax 2-0 in the Europa League final, footballer Paul Pogba dedicated the victory to the victims of the attack.