A primary schoolgirl aged just eight years
old was one of 22 people killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up
at a packed pop concert in Manchester last night.
ISIS
have said one of its 'soldiers' set off the ball bearing bomb at the
Ariana Grande concert. At least 119 people were injured in the worst
terror attack Britain has seen since the 7/7 London bombings.
Eight-year-old
Saffie Roussos, 18-year-old Georgina Callander and 26-year-old John
Atkinson were among those killed. Of the injured, 59 were taken to
hospital - of which at least 12 were children - and 60 were treated at
the scene.
Traumatised
families have told how of nuts and bolts tore into young music fans
when the blast was detonated in the foyer area of the Manchester Arena moments after a concert by the US popstar ended.
The
suicide bomber, who was known to authorities and is said to be
British-born, died inside the arena and police carried out a controlled
explosion at what is believed to be his home during raids around the
city today.
A 23-year-old man was
arrested by anti-terror officers in the south of the city as police and
security services attempt to work out if the suicide bomber was part of a
cell. Security sources have told MailOnline that initial analysis of
the 'sophisticated' device suggests it was made by an expert.
Hundreds
of people are now desperately trying to track down loved ones who went
missing in the aftermath of the attack, with police having to tell some
parents their children have died.
Describing
the scenes after the blast, one eyewitness told MailOnline she saw a
young girl screaming 'I don't know where my sister is'. Another man told
how he cradled a dying woman and saw a girl with her legs blown off.
A sign
saying 'Ariana we love you' was left in the street nearby the arena.
Theresa May said 'many children' were among the victims
Nineteen
people died after the blast tore through crowds leaving the pop
concert, with dozens of others injured in the explosion.
Insiders
told TMZ that Grande's concert scheduled for Thursday at London's O2
Arena could be cancelled because she was 'in no condition to perform,'
in addition to ongoing security concerns.
The deadly attack occurred after the 23-year-old singer wrapped up her performance on her Dangerous Woman Tour.
Grande's tour, her third time hitting the international concert circuit, kicked off with a February show in Phoenix, Arizona.
Further
stops on her immediate concert trail include scheduled dates in
Antwerp, Belgium, Lodz in Poland and Frankfurt in Germany.
The tour was expected to extend into the autumn, wrapping up on September 21 at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld–Arena.
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