representative to read the press statement. thank you. good afternoon all. peace be upon you. peace be upon you all. my name is fawzi haffar and i upon you all. my name is fawzi haffarand i am upon you all. my name is fawzi haffar and i am a trustee of the manchester islamic centre. i would like to make one point very clear that after reading this press statement we will not be making any further comments and we will not be taking any questions. so we will not be taking any questions. the press statement reads as follows, the manchester islamic centre s thoughts and prayers are with the victims, theirfamilies, theirfriends, and prayers are with the victims, their families, their friends, and oui’ their families, their friends, and our diverse communities across greater manchester. the horrific atrocity that occurred in manchester on monday night has shocked us all. it has indeed shocked us all. this act of cowardice has no place in our religion or any other religion for
tributes are being paid to the victims of monday night s attack. the suspect, salman abedi, a 22 year old born in manchester to libyan parents had been known to security services. it is said it is unlikely he was acting alone. the terror threat alert has been raised to critical, its highest level. more rate of taken place across the city today as police continue their investigation. so far, four people have been arrested, one is the suspect‘s older brother. the bbc understands the bomber is thought to have detonated a device built by someone else. the terror threat alert indicates further attacks may be imminent. hundreds of troops have been deployed to protect key sites across the country, including downing street. an off duty female police officer was among the 22 killed in the attack. husband is critically ill and their two children were also injured. we will have all the latest elements in manchester and reaction, but first this report. of those killed in the attack on