The Manchester attacker was a "mule" acting for a bomb-maker

Abedi died as a result of the bomb. His ID was found at the site of the attack, The New York Times reported, citing a US law enforcement official who spoke anonymously because the investigation is still ongoing.

BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner said Abedi was thought to be acting as a “mule” and his explosive device was made by someone else, who remains on the run. “More Govt announcements expected today,” he tweeted.

Salman Abedi, also known as Salman Ramadan Abedi, is believed to have travelled to Manchester from London by train before the attack, Reuters reported. The Islamic State said Tuesday that a “caliphate soldier” was responsible for the attack. The police are yet to find any evidence to support the terrorist group’s claim.