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A former classmate of the Manchester suicide attack suspect has said he "wasn't shocked" by the news Salman Abedi was responsible and questioned his intelligence.

The classmate, who attended Burnage Academy for Boys with Abedi and asked not to have his name broadcast, said: "He didn鈥檛 come across as an intelligent person."

Asked whether he thought Abedi might have been manipulated by those more intelligent than him he replied: "100 per cent. I can't imagine the idea that he would be able to go through with such a complicated procedure. He must have had help."

"I wasn鈥檛 shocked," the classmate said. "He fits the profile for a suicide bomber."

(Image: Salman Abedi. Credit: Unknown)