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RSS FeedsU.K. raises terror level after concert attack in Manchester kills 22
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24 may 2017 02:09:05

 
U.K. raises terror level after concert attack in Manchester kills 22
(The Star Food)
 


MANCHESTER, ENGLAND—Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain’s threat level from terrorism has been raised to critical — meaning an attack may be imminent.May says Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert in Manchester, may have been part of a bigger network.She said Abedi was born and raised in Britain.The level previously stood at the second-highest rung of “severe” for several years.May said critical status means armed soldiers may be deployed instead of police at public events such as sports matches. She says the move “will allow the police to significantly increase the number of armed officers on patrol in key locations. May said the public “might also see military personnel deployed at certain events such as concerts and sports matches.”Investigators hunted Tuesday for possible accomplices of the suicide bomber who attacked an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, killing 22 people and sparking a stampede of young concertgoers, some still wearing the American pop star’s trademark kitten ears and holding pink balloons.Daesh, also known as ISIS or ISIL, claimed responsibility for the Monday night carnage, which counted children as young as 8 among its victims and left 59 people wounded. British police raided two sites in the northern English city and arrested a 23-year-old man at a third location.British Prime Minister Theresa May and police said the bomber died in the attack on Manchester Arena — a detail that was not included in the Daesh claim, which also had discrepancies with the events described by British officials. A top U.S. intelligence official, Dan Coats, said the claim had not been verified by the U.S. government.Manchester police chief Ian Hopkins identified the bombing suspect as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, but gave no other details. A European security official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the ongoing ...


 
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