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The most dangerous convicted terrorists will face “Super-Max-style” conditions behind bars after Hashem Abedi allegedly attempted to kill three prison officers.

Justice chiefs ordered a probe into separation centres after Abedi, the brother of Manchester Arena suicide bomber, allegedly poured a pan of hot oil over one officer before stabbing him in the neck with a home-made knife.

And the terror watchdog Jonathan Hall KC concluded the wings should be overhauled to prevent jihadis from poisoning the minds of other prisoners.

The Ministry of Justice has vowed to create a “new tiered separation centre system, with the most dangerous extremists facing stricter conditions”.

Influential jihadis, hate preachers and radical extremists, such as Abedi, will face restrictions “inspired” by American Super-Max prisons.

In the US, the most dangerous terrorists are handcuffed every time they leave their cells and are escorted by prison officers everywhere they go.

They are also kept in their cells for 23 hours a day.

And the Ministry of Justice could introduce new legislation to stop convicts from using human rights laws to prevent them being moved into seperation centres.

Sources described the group as “highly litigious”, leading to officers “second guessing” themselves amid fears of legal challenges.

Furious officers said security checks were watered down after prisoners complained they “interfered with their religious beliefs”.

And Mr Hall revealed prisoners have used Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights to force governors to allow them to congregate with other inmates.

This is despite fears they could pose a security threat.

Mr Hall said: “This galloping application of Article 8 has therefore gone from providing additional protection for a prisoner in solitary confinement to prisoners in small units such as Close Supervision Centres and Separation Centres, who either can associate with as many as 7 other individuals, or who unreasonably refuse to associate.”

The Prison Officers’ Association said some of the country’s most dangerous offenders should not have access to kitchens.

Abedi sparked fury after allegedly pouring hot oil, taken from the kitchen, over a prison officer before stabbing him with a home-made knife made from a food tray.

Three other officers came to his aid and were also attacked. Two of them needed surgery for the injuries they suffered and another suffered a broken finger.

Other inmates at the Frankland separation centre appeared to be aware of the plan. They deliberately congregated in the gym as a diversion, leaving only three guards to supervise Abedi.

Abedi was charged with three counts of attempted murder on three different officers and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, on a fourth officer, on April 12 this year.

He is also accused of unauthorised possession of several makeshift knives that he had allegedly crafted from metal cooking trays.

With his brother, the suicide bomber Salman Abedi, Hashem Abedi planned and prepared the attack on the Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

He persuaded close acquaintances to purchase chemicals that could be used to manufacture explosives, sourced metal drums that were used to build bomb prototypes and bought a white Nissan Micra car that was used to store bomb components.

After helping Salman accumulate materials needed to construct the final version of the bomb, the pair flew to Libya to see family on 15 April 2017.

He remained in Libya when Salman detonated his rucksack bomb, killing 22 people and injuring more than 1,000 more, and was later extradited to the UK to face trial.

After a six-week court case, concluding in March 2020, Hashem was found guilty of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion likely to endanger life.

The convicted terrorist is serving at least 55 years.