MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: The terror attack in Manchester has thrown a spotlight on hardline Islamist exiles among opponents of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi who live in the northwestern English city, experts said.

Manchester is home to the largest cluster of Libyans in Europe, numbering 21,000 according to British media.

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