Manchester Arena Bombing: Death Toll Rises To 22
The death toll from the suicide bomber attack at U.S. singer Ariana Grande’s concert in the English city of Manchester on Monday night has risen 22, security officials say.
Police said 59 others sustained different degree of injuries as fans struggled to get out of the building which has the capacity to hold 21,000 people.
According to police officials, the attacker detonated the explosives shortly after 10:33 pm at Manchester Arena. Children were among the dead.
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“We believe, at this stage, the attack last night was conducted by one man,” Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins told reporters.
“The priority is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network.”
Ariana Grande, whose concert at the Manchester Arena was targeted in an attack on Monday night, has joined other celebrities in expressing horror at the events.
The American pop star, who was not hurt in the blast, tweeted that she was “broken” by news of casualties.
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broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don’t have words.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
It is the worst terror attack to hit Britain since the July 2005 suicide bomb attacks in central London in which 52 people were killed and came four years to the day Lee Rigby was murdered by Islamist extremists.
Prime Minister Theresa May called an emergency meeting with intelligence chiefs.
Speaking after the meeting, Mrs. May condemned the “cowardice” of the attacker and hailed those who rushed to help, who had shown “the spirit of Britain … a spirit that through years of conflict and terrorism has never been broken and will never be broken”.
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She vowed: “The terrorists will never win and our values, our country and our way of life will always prevail.”
The CNN reports that British Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the terror attack.
