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Ariana Grande finally gets her Grammy, as suspected bomber from her Manchester concert is extradited to the UK from Libya

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Hashem Abedi, brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in 2017, has been extradited from Libya to the United Kingdom, according to a Libyan official.

Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha told CNN that Hashem had been extradited on Wednesday.
Attacker Salman Abedi detonated a bomb at the end of Grande’s concert, as thousands of people were leaving the packed arena.
Many of the victims were teenage fans, the youngest among them was 8-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos.
The extradition came after police issued Hashem with an arrest warrant for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
Hashem was arrested shortly after the concert bombing, Reuters reported, as Libya’s counter-terrorism and anti-crime force Rada suspected he may have helped plan the attack.

Meanwhile, Ariana Grande has finally received her Grammy award, five months after winning the gong for Best Pop Vocal Album for her 2018 album ‘Sweetener’.

Taking to Instagram, she posted a picture with her award, which you can view below, with the caption: “Really glad I checked the mail.”

Grande was unable to collect the gong in person after she previously confirmed she would no longer be appearing on stage or attending the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Staples Centre back in February.

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At the time, Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich said Grande had declined to perform after multiple conversations because she “felt it was too late for her to pull something together.”

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