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Manchester bomber Salman Abedi has been buried in Libya after UK mosques refused to deal with his body.

Abedi killed 22 people and injured 120 when he detonated a bomb outside the Ariana Grande concert in May.

He was born in Britain to Libyan parents and regularly attended a mosque in Didsbury – but British mosques refused to have anything to do with his funeral rights after the atrocity. His family could could not find a mosque which would deal with his remains so flew them to Tripoli where they were buried in a secret location without a full Islamic service.

Noman Benotman, of anti-extremist think tank Quilliam, revealed the fate of Abedi’s remains last night.  Mr Benotman tweeted: ‘After Manchester mosques refused to bury the remains of terrorist Salman Abedi, British authorities allowed his family to move him to Libya, where he was buried in Tripoli.’

Abedi had been a student at Salford University and studied a business and management course, however, he dropped out before going to Libya where it is believed he was radicalised.

Greater Manchester Police last week issued an arrest warrant for Abedi’s younger brother Hashem, 20.  He has been held in Tripoli by Libyan militia who have also arrested a Libyan cleric called Abdel Razzaq Mushaireb, who is accused of leading a militant youth group believed to have trained Abedi.