[ExSoldier]

At last a serious misstep on the part of ISIS. In taking credit for the attack, they forgot the inevitable round up of known ISIS sympathizers by MI5 and Scotland Yard would happen instantly as soon as SOMEBODY took the credit. Since ISIS probably doesn't have a complete picture of just how many are in the UK database for them, in the sweep it's possible that some operations that are in motion for execution will be interdicted.

[COUNTrecount]

The bomber - named today as 22-year-old Salman Abedi - was known to authorities. He died at the scene and police carried out a controlled explosion at what is believed to be his home during raids around the city today.

Abedi is understood to have been born in Britain but is from a Libyan family. A school friend told MailOnline had grown a beard when he last saw him and neighbours claimed he had been ‘acting strangely’ recently.

A 23-year-old man, believed to be Abedi’s brother, was also arrested by anti-terror officers as police and security services attempt to work out if the suicide bomber was part of a cell.

Security sources have told MailOnline that initial analysis of the ‘sophisticated’ device suggests it was made by an expert.