British police investigating the Manchester suicide bombing have evacuated an area in the city centre after identifying a car which could be “significant” to their inquiry.

Police are investigating the movements of Salman Abedi before he killed 22 people at a concert by US singer Ariana Grande on May 22, in the deadliest militant attack in Britain for 12 years.

They said on Friday they had located a white Nissan Micra in the centre of Manchester. They have put a cordon around the area, evacuated nearby buildings and asked people to stay away.

“We are very interested in anything people can tell us about the movements of this car, and who was in it, over the past months,” Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson said in a statement.

Manchester monster Salman Abedi, whose homemade bomb claimed 21 innocent lives, plus his own.

Earlier, police released new CCTV images of the Manchester bomber’s last moments, hoping to piece together his final preparations before the concert blast.

The images released on Friday came as Salman Abedi’s cousins said they were traumatised by last week’s attack at the Manchester Arena, where 22 people died. Isaac and Abz Forjani, who were arrested and released without charge, expressed shock at Abedi’s actions.

Isaac Forjani told the BBC it’s “not easy” being connected to “twenty-two lost, innocent lives.”

He said “the fact that the person that did this is related to us by blood is something that’s going to stay with me for the rest of my life.”

The developments came amid reports ticket scalpers were attempting to profit from the upcoming Ariana Grande concert to benefit victims