UK: Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi was misogynist who had 'very bad' and 'disrespectful' attitude towards women

The Manchester Arena bomber was a misogynist who beat up a girl at college for wearing a short skirt, and chose to target young girls at a concert because of his hatred for women, an inquiry has heard.

Misogyny should serve as a “red flag” for potential extremists, the inquiry into the May 2017 bombing at an Ariana Grande gig was told, as it looked at whether opportunities were missed to stop the radicalisation of 22-year-old Salman Abedi.

The inquiry was told about an occasion on which Abedi attacked a female student at Manchester College, where he was studying GSCEs, in October 2012.