The man who plotted with his brother to set off a bomb at Manchester Arena has been charged with attempted murder.

Hashem Abedi is accused of attacking four prison officers at HMP Frankland in County Durham on April 12.

Abedi has now been charged with three counts of attempted murder, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and one count of unauthorised possession of a knife or offensive weapon.

He is due to appear at Westminster magistrates court on September 18, and will remain in prison until then.

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