A large explosion went off at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England on Monday night.
SEVERAL FATALITIES WERE REPORTED — And many others were injured in the blasts.
22 people were killed in the suicide attack.
One of the victims was an 8 year-old girl.
The Islamic State’s Amaq Mews claimed responsibility for the bloody attack.
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The first ISIS report by Amaq News Agency claims the terror group killed 30 people in the explosion
30 “Crusaders” killed, claims Amaq #Manchester pic.twitter.com/uQudvbPLOs
— Blazing Fury (@FuryBlazing) May 23, 2017
Police identified 29 year-old killer Salman Abedi as the suicide bomber.
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JUST IN: @CBSNews can now confirm Salman Abedi as the name of the suspected Manchester bomber pic.twitter.com/nJxcPxlmRZ
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 23, 2017
Police have raided a flat in Royston Court in Carlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester.@IsraelNewsOrg @richcmather pic.twitter.com/sfVF8QQe4X
— Carlton Overseas (@DavidCarltonM21) May 23, 2017
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MORE— UK officials said Salman Abedi is known to them.
WREG reported:
MANCHESTER — CBS News can now confirm authorities believe the suspect responsible for the deadly Manchester Arena attack is 23-year-old Salman Abedi.
Authorities said the suspect is known to them, but wouldn’t release further details….
A second 23-year-old was also arrested Tuesday in South Manchester.
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Monday night’s attack was carried out by a lone suspect, but officials are trying to figure out who knew about the attack before hand and if there was a network of people helping.
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