The suicide bomber who blew himself up at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England killing 22 people including young children has been named as Salman Abedi, a British Libyan jihadist. In addition to the 22 deaths, the attack also injured 119 others.
Here’s what we know:
- Ball bearing bomb detonated at pop concert killed 22 people and injured at least 119 others last night
- Bomber has been named as Salman Abedi, a Mancunian of Libyan descent, known to the security services
- Police carried out a controlled explosion at his home today during raids around the city by armed officers
- A teenage fan and an eight-year-old primary schoolgirl are among the dead, as well as a 26-year-old man
- Video footage showed thousands fleeing in tears from the venue, many covered in blood, when gig ended
- Police confirmed the suicide bomber died at the venue after an improvised explosive device was detonated
- 23-year-old Grande tweeted: “Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words.”
