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he s understood to have been born in manchester to a family of libyan origin. police and security services launched a wide ranging investigation, as the prime minister shared the outcome of the latest meeting of the cabinet emergency committee. it is now concluded, on the basis of today s investigations, that the threat level should be increased, for the time being, from severe to critical. among the thousands of fans at the arena last night, there were many who d been looking forward to the concert for a long time. it had been building up for me, for like years. since we got the tickets, it was so exciting. it s turned into like the most traumatic thing. we ll be reporting on the remarkable strength of spirit among the people of manchester and how the community has responded. and we ll talk to people who attended tonight s vigil in the heart of the city, where they heard a message of strength and solidarity. and in other news tonight the actor sir roger moore has die ....
the youngest was saffie roussos, just eight years old. thousands of people gathered for a vigil in manchester city centre in memory of those who died. and this afternoon, the queen led a minute s silence at buckingham palace, along with senior members of the royal family. a very good evening. welcome to albert square. earlier, there was a vigil here. this time last night, emergency services were responding to an explosion. 21,000 people were at the manchester arena to see ariana grande. as they were leaving the arena in high spirits, the numbers turn on its head. a 22 year old manchester born man named salman abedi, formerly a manchester united fan, he has a manchester connections, it positions and that in the foyer and exploded a bomb. he did it among so many young people. today, there have been a lot of police around and a lot of friends it were going on around the arena. they are trained to get to grips with the investigation. they are trained to find more about who ....
the official terror threat level in the uk has been raised to critical which means an attack is expected imminently . members of the armed forces are also being deployed to boost security at key sites across britain. the prime minister, theresa may, made the announcement as counter terrorism officers continue their inquiries into the suicide bombing in manchester that claimed the lives of 22 people. sarah corker has more. raising the threat level to critical isa raising the threat level to critical is a major and raising the threat level to critical is a majorand blair raising the threat level to critical is a major and blair moved by uk security chiefs are those not unprecedented. it is the first time placed at the top of the five levels ina placed at the top of the five levels in a decade. it means hundreds of troops will be deployed under police command. it is now concluded, on the basis of today s investigation, that the threat level should be increased for the t ....
defiance to remember those who lost the lost their lives. there are hard times again on the streets of our city. bob we won t take defence and we don t want your pity because this is the place where we is damned strong together with a smile on our face. mancunians for ever. thanks forjoining us. the official terror threat level, here in the uk has been raised to critical that means, an attack is expected imminently . members of the armed forces are also being deployed to boost security at key sites across britain. the prime minister, theresa may, made the announcement as counter terrorism officers continue their inquiries into the suicide bombing in manchester which has so far, claimed the lives of 22 people. sarah corker has more. raising the threat level to critical is a major and rare move by uk security chiefs, though not unprecedented. it is the first time the assessment has been placed at the top of five levels for more than a decade. it means that hundreds o ....
the official terror threat level, here in the uk has been raised to critical that means, an attack is expected imminently . members of the armed forces are also being deployed, to boost security across britain, at key sites. the prime minister, theresa may, made the announcement as counter terrorism officers continue their inquiries into the suicide bombing in manchester. which has so far, claimed the lives of 22 people. sarah corker has more. raising the threat level to critical is a major and rare move by uk security chiefs though not unprecedented. it is the first time the assessment has been placed at the top of five levels for more than a decade. it means that hundreds of troops will be deployed at key sites across the united kingdom under police command. it is now concluded, on the basis of today s investigations, that the threat level should be increased for the time being from severe to critical. this means that their assessment is not only that an attack r ....