ISIS claim responsibility for suicide bomb attack that killed 22 including children and parents and injured 119 at Ariana Grande gig in Manchester
At least 22 people killed after explosions rang out at the end of an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester Arena
Teenage fan who had once met the popstar was the first person named as a victim of the bomb blast
Video footage showed thousands fleeing in tears from the venue, many covered in blood, when gig ended
Horrifying video footage showed petrified children leaping over chairs and barriers as they tried to escape
Police confirmed the suicide bomber died at the venue after an improvised explosive device was detonated
US security sources say he travelled to the arena by public transport. Another man, 23, has also been arrested
23-year-old Grande tweeted: ‘Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words’
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn suspended election campaigning and said thoughts were with the victims
Anyone concerned about missing loved-ones should call the police’s emergency hotline on 0161 856 9400
Were you at the concert last night? If so, please call 020 3615 3908 or email abe.hawken@mailonline.co.uk
By THOMAS BURROWS and RORY TINGLE
DailyMail.com
23 May 2017
ISIS have claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at a packed Manchester pop concert which killed 22 people, including children, and injured 120 others.
The terror group said ‘one of the caliphate’s soldiers placed bombs among the crowds’ at the Ariana Grande concert last night, in the most deadly terror attack Britain has seen since the 7/7 bombings.
Traumatised families have told how of nuts and bolts tore into young music fans when the blast was detonated in the foyer area of the Manchester Arena moments after a concert by the US popstar ended.
Police this morning confirmed that the suicide bomber, who was known to authorities, died inside the arena. US security sources said the bomber had travelled to the venue on public transport.
A 23-year-old man was arrested by anti-terror officers in the south of the city as police and security services attempt to work out if the suicide bomber was part of a cell. Security sources have told MailOnline that initial analysis of the ‘sophisticated’ device suggests it was made by an expert.
Hundreds of people are now desperately trying to track down loved ones who went missing in the aftermath of the attack, with police having to tell some parents their children have died.
A victim of the atrocity has been named as Georgina Callander, an 18-year-old fan who met US singer Ms Grande two years ago. Of the injured, 59 were taken to hospital – of which at least 12 were children – and 60 were treated at the scene.
Describing the scenes after the blast, one eyewitness told MailOnline she saw a young girl screaming ‘I don’t know where my sister is’. Another man told how he cradled a dying woman and saw a girl with her legs blown off.
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