To thank the police and Emergency Services. She has described the attack as devastating. It is an absolutely barbaric attack that has taken place to cut off young lives in this way, and it is absolutely devastating. Police are said to know the identity of the Suicide Bomber and they say theyve arrested a 23 year old man in south manchester. We will have the details of the terrible events in the city for you. In other news, the actor sir roger moore, best known for playing james bond, has died at the age of 89. Its five oclock. Were in manchester, where the the worst Terror Attack Britain has seen in 12 years took place last night at the end of a pop concert at the Manchester Arena. 22 people are known to have died and 59 people were injured, some of them very seriously, when a Suicide Bomber detonated a device as people were leaving the concert. Many of those whod come to see Ariana Grande in concert were young people. Among those who were killed was an eight Year Old Girl, saffie rose
Hes 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 todays 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 whod 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. Its turned into like the most traumatic thing. Well be reporting on the remarkable strength of spirit among the people of manchester and how the community has responded. And well talk to people who attended tonights 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 died at the age of 89. He wa
authorities are scrambling tonight to learn more about the 22-year-old suspect and whether he had help. oh, my god. reporter: tonight a u.s. counterterrorism official tells cnn the bombing outside the manchester arena looks like an isis attack but says u.s. intelligence officials are working with their british counterparts to learn more. isis has claimed responsibility but a british counterterrorism official says so far authorities there have discovered no evidence of a link between suspected attacker salman abedi and an established terror group. british police tonight are working furiously to see if there s a connection. our priority along with the police counterterrorist network and our security partners is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network. today police blew in a door and raided a house associated with the suspect and forensics teams were spotted as well.
attack as a result of a bombing, the 77 bombing that killed 52 people in london, it took days for the police to identify the four bombers. this is a very, very early breakthrough, explained just a short time ago, by the police chief in manchester. let s take a listen. i can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night s atrocity is 22-year-old salman abedi. however, he has not yet been formally named by the coroner and i wouldn t wish to, therefore, comment further about him at this stage. our priority, along with the police counterterrorist network and our security partners, is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone or working as part of a wider network. reporter: so that is the key question. he either just detonated the bomb or he also made it. if he didn t make it, that means the bomb maker is still on the