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has been named as 22 year old salman abedi. the big question for investigators was he working alone? one man has been arrested in manchester. the flag at half mast over downing street. election campaigning has been suspended for the day. all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people, but this attack stands out for its appalling sickening cowardice deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless young children. at four o clock this afternoon, the queen led a minute s silence at buckingham palace. we ll be hearing from the fans youngsters who will remember last night for all the wrong reasons. it had been building up for years. when we booked the tickets it was so exciting, but it s turned into the most traumatic thing. this is the scene right now at albert square a vigil to remember the dead and show solidarity. with many people still searching for missing loved ones, we ll have the latest. and in other news tonight, the actor sir roger moore has die ....
the attack last night. nearly 60 more people were wounded in the atrocity at the manchester arena, several with life threatening injuries. tonight police said they suspect 22 year old salman abedi carried out the suicide bombing. the bbc understands he was manchester born and from a family of libyan origin. the attack happened just as thousands of fans were leaving a performance by the american singer ariana grande. there, more pictures from this evening s vigil at albert square, in central manchester. the vigil began with a show of appreciation for the emergency services from the thousands gathered in albert square. speaking at a vigil outside the town hall in city s albert square this evening, the bishop of manchester, david walker, said: inaudible whatever our beliefs, whatever our politics, we will stand together, to say that this city is greater than the force of self against it, we are sending a signal notjust to manchester but across the world. you cannot defeat ....
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 former head of the cia testifying before congress, making it clear that the trump team had multiple contacts with the russians, and that it worried him. and the fiery crash back home. the fuel truck bursting into flames. announcer: this is a special edition of abc world news tonight with david muir. reporting front manchester, england. good evening. as we come on the air tonight, from england britain s prime minister has just raised the threat level to critical. that s their highest level. it comes just 4 hours after the deadly concert attack. american pop star ariana grande had just performed. a suicide bomber targeting the most vulnerable, children, teenagers. terrified parents, some still hoping to find their children. 22 people were killed, dozens more rushed to the hospital. many critically injured. tonight, we have new images here and where the bomb was detonated just after that concert ended 57bd the suspect tonight, authorities forcing their way in ....
the identities of everyone who was killed. tonight in st ann s square in the heart of manchester, more tributes are being left for the victims, their families and friends. and in tonight s europa league final, a minute s silence led by the players of manchester united. also on tonight s programme, president trump goes to the vatican to see the pope. it s their first face to face meeting. donald trump calls it the honour of a lifetime and vows to use his presidency to promote peace. and coming up later in the hour on sportsday on bbc news, we ll have the latest reports, results and features from the bbc sports centre. good evening from manchester, where police have confirmed they re investigating a network of people in connection with the bombing at a concert on monday night in which 22 people were killed including children and young people and dozens injured. more of the victims have been named during the day, and more details have emerged about the suicide bomber, ....