Manchester Arena bomb plotter attacks prison guards with hot cooking oil
Hashem Abedi, convicted in 2017 terror plot at Ariana Grande concert, threw hot oil over officers before stabbing them, prison service said

Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi has attacked three prison guards with hot cooking oil, the UK’s Prison Officers’ Association (POA) has said.
Abedi threw hot cooking oil over the officers on Saturday before producing “home-made weapons” and stabbing them, said POA, a trade union covering prison staff.
Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) North East will lead the investigation into the “serious assault”.
The officers sustained life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds in the “unprovoked” and “vicious” attack, POA added.
The UK Prison Service confirmed three prison officers were treated in hospital after an attack by an inmate at HMP Frankland, County Durham.
One female officer was discharged on Saturday afternoon.