:00:25. > :00:29.We're in Manchester, where the the worst terror attack
:00:30. > :00:32.Britain has seen in 12 years took place last night
:00:33. > :00:35.at the end of a pop concert at the Manchester Arena.
:00:36. > :00:38.22 people are known to have died and 59 people were injured,
:00:39. > :00:43.some of them very seriously, when a suicide bomber
:00:44. > :00:47.detonated a device as people were leaving the concert.
:00:48. > :00:50.Many of those who'd come to see Ariana Grande in concert
:00:51. > :00:53.Among those who were killed was an eight year-old girl,
:00:54. > :00:56.Saffie Rose Roussos, from Leyland in Lancashire.
:00:57. > :00:59.Also killed was Georgina Callander, an 18-year-old student
:01:00. > :01:06.59 people have been injured and they are currently being treated
:01:07. > :01:11.in a number of hospitals across the city.
:01:12. > :01:14.Officers from Greater Manchester Police were called to the arena
:01:15. > :01:21.The explosion happened in the arena's foyer
:01:22. > :01:23.as people began streaming through the doors
:01:24. > :01:33.Police said the male attacker, who died in the blast, detonated
:01:34. > :01:39.Officers have carried out a number of armed raids
:01:40. > :01:40.and a 23-year-old man has been arrested.
:01:41. > :01:51.Our first report this evening comes from Richard Galpin.
:01:52. > :01:57.talk to the Bishop of Manchester in the coming 30 minutes.
:01:58. > :02:02.This report contains scenes you might find distressing.
:02:03. > :02:13.Oh, my God. What's going on? What had been a night of joy and elation
:02:14. > :02:18.for thousands of teenagers... Oh, my God! Turns absolute panic.
:02:19. > :02:25.Everyone's heard what they think is a bomb going off. And the only thing
:02:26. > :02:32.now is to get out of this arena as fast as possible. It was shocking.
:02:33. > :02:36.Just heard this massive bang and then everyone started running
:02:37. > :02:40.towards us screaming and crying. Everyone trampled all over us to get
:02:41. > :02:44.out. I have seen parents with kids running out with blood all over
:02:45. > :02:48.them. I picked this lady who said she was looking for the grandkids.
:02:49. > :02:52.She couldn't find them. We picked up a young girl of the floor was
:02:53. > :03:01.covered in blood with her parents next to them. It was bizarre. There
:03:02. > :03:04.is glass and there are nuts, metal nuts that have been packed in the
:03:05. > :03:14.device that has exploded. I can't think of anything else that's got
:03:15. > :03:20.nuts that would be flying around. Which way? Traumatised and uncertain
:03:21. > :03:25.what to do, many of the youngsters just keep running. Some searching
:03:26. > :03:29.for their parents have been waiting to pick them up at the end of the
:03:30. > :03:34.concert. Others looking for relatives and friends who have gone
:03:35. > :03:40.missing. And today, some families are still trying to find their
:03:41. > :03:45.children, having heard nothing from them since last night's concert.
:03:46. > :03:50.There are children amongst the many casualties. All the major hospitals
:03:51. > :03:56.in Manchester being used last night to receive the injured and the dead.
:03:57. > :03:59.The police have confirmed that it was a terrorist attack, apparently
:04:00. > :04:05.being carried out by a suicide bomber. This has been the most
:04:06. > :04:09.horrific incident we have ever faced here in Greater Manchester, and one
:04:10. > :04:13.that we all hoped we would never see. Families and many young people
:04:14. > :04:18.were out to enjoy a concert at the Manchester Arena and have sadly lost
:04:19. > :04:22.their lives. We believe at this stage, the attack last night was
:04:23. > :04:27.conducted by one man. The priority is to establish whether he was
:04:28. > :04:32.acting alone or as part of a network. The attacker, I can
:04:33. > :04:37.confirm, died at the arena. We believe the attacker was carrying an
:04:38. > :04:42.improvised explosive device which he detonated, causing this atrocity.
:04:43. > :04:47.The police investigation has moved quickly to date, with raids in South
:04:48. > :04:52.Manchester including one where a controlled explosion was carried
:04:53. > :04:58.out. And earlier, a 23-year-old man was arrested in the city in
:04:59. > :05:02.connection with the attack. In Downing Street, flags are flying at
:05:03. > :05:07.half-mast in the aftermath of the worst terrorist attack in Britain
:05:08. > :05:13.since the suicide bombings on London transport 12 years ago. All acts of
:05:14. > :05:17.terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people. But this attack
:05:18. > :05:22.stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice, deliberately
:05:23. > :05:26.targeting innocent, defenceless children and young people who should
:05:27. > :05:32.have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives.
:05:33. > :05:36.This afternoon, the Prime Minister travel to Manchester to meet top
:05:37. > :05:39.police officers and visit a children's hospital where many of
:05:40. > :05:44.the injured have been treated. I would like to thank all those
:05:45. > :05:47.involved, the police and other emergency services, for the amazing
:05:48. > :05:52.way they responded to this terrible incident. I've just been hearing of
:05:53. > :05:56.police officers who were off duty turning up, wanting to ensure that
:05:57. > :06:01.they could contribute and help. So many people have helped. That's the
:06:02. > :06:06.great spirit of Manchester, the spirit of Britain. I am clear that
:06:07. > :06:10.the terrorists will not prevail. I had of a garden party at Buckingham
:06:11. > :06:17.Palace, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh observed a minute's
:06:18. > :06:20.silence. Earlier in a statement, she said the whole nation had been
:06:21. > :06:27.shocked by the death and injury so many people. But the horror of what
:06:28. > :06:31.happened at the arena last night led to many ordinary people offering to
:06:32. > :06:37.help. Taxi drivers providing free lifts for those who couldn't get
:06:38. > :06:41.back home, others offering rooms for anyone needing somewhere to sleep.
:06:42. > :06:46.Meanwhile, some of the victims have now been named, including, on the
:06:47. > :06:54.left, 18-year-old Georgina Callander, and Saffie Roussos, who
:06:55. > :06:58.was only eight. The children at the concert would never have imagined
:06:59. > :07:02.that they would end up like this, having to escape a terrorist attack.
:07:03. > :07:07.But it's clear that they were deliberately targeted, and that has
:07:08. > :07:18.provoked both shock and revulsion in this country and around the world.
:07:19. > :07:26.With me is the mayor of Greater Manchester, newly elected, Andy
:07:27. > :07:31.Burnham. We are thinking about everyone affected today. Yes, we
:07:32. > :07:37.are. This is a city pretty numb right now, raw with grief. But going
:07:38. > :07:40.about its business, and that is the Mancunian spirit. People don't give
:07:41. > :07:46.in or back down to terror of this kind. As they did 20 years ago after
:07:47. > :07:51.the IRA bomb, people are out again tonight and that is the true spirit
:07:52. > :07:55.of Greater Manchester. What are the city's police force and other
:07:56. > :08:00.agencies telling you as mayor today? What is the latest you can share
:08:01. > :08:07.with our viewers? There is a limit to what I can say because the police
:08:08. > :08:12.investigation is ongoing. However, I would say that this was an act of
:08:13. > :08:16.extremism. It doesn't represent any religion. It doesn't represent any
:08:17. > :08:19.community and it certainly doesn't represent Greater Manchester. The
:08:20. > :08:24.spirit of Greater Manchester was those people throwing their doors
:08:25. > :08:27.open last night at that moment of maximum panic, welcoming people in,
:08:28. > :08:31.driving people away from danger. That is the spirit of this place.
:08:32. > :08:37.And that was the best response to what happened. You have spoken to
:08:38. > :08:40.lots of the city's people today. What is the message they have been
:08:41. > :08:46.giving you? And what have you said to them? I was walking past the town
:08:47. > :08:51.hall a moment ago and someone said, don't let them divide us, don't let
:08:52. > :08:57.the hate come in. People feel that very strongly. Of course, we are all
:08:58. > :09:01.grieving today. But we are strong. We will back the police 100% in
:09:02. > :09:07.finding who was responsible for this, and we will support them. At
:09:08. > :09:11.the same time, we won't let this act of extremism divide us one from
:09:12. > :09:14.another. There are those who will like to make it all the
:09:15. > :09:19.responsibility of the Muslim community. Well, I'm afraid that is
:09:20. > :09:23.wrong. This is an extremist act and the person who did it no more
:09:24. > :09:26.represent the Muslim community than the person who killed Jo Cox
:09:27. > :09:31.represents the white Christian community. It's an act of extremism
:09:32. > :09:35.and people need to remember that. He said there is a limit to what you
:09:36. > :09:39.can say, but we were reporting earlier, based on the Prime
:09:40. > :09:42.Minister's remarks, that police have a good idea of who they think is
:09:43. > :09:48.responsible. Is that your understanding? They obviously have a
:09:49. > :09:54.name, but they haven't confirmed it yet. So it would not be proper for
:09:55. > :09:58.me to say any more. But there will be further announcements in due
:09:59. > :10:03.course. They have been magnificent. Hundreds of police officers,
:10:04. > :10:07.ambulance staff and firefighters were out in the city centre when the
:10:08. > :10:10.rest of the world was probably asleep last night. They saw
:10:11. > :10:16.unimaginable scenes in terms of sheer horror. They are an
:10:17. > :10:22.inspiration to all of us and we thank them today. Give us a sense of
:10:23. > :10:27.the time to support that has been extended by the city to the people
:10:28. > :10:31.affected. All atrocities of this kind are terrible. There was another
:10:32. > :10:33.dimension last night because there were so many young people and
:10:34. > :10:40.children in the audience for this concert. What kind of support are
:10:41. > :10:44.you able to offer families and everyone who has been affected? The
:10:45. > :10:49.City Council here have been working hard today. There has been a family
:10:50. > :10:53.contact centre set up at the Etihad Stadium. We are working with hotel
:10:54. > :10:57.companies who are currently making rooms available for people. We are
:10:58. > :11:03.conscious that some of the people who are trapped in the city maybe
:11:04. > :11:06.don't live here, so they have some expenses. So we are doing our best
:11:07. > :11:10.to help people through these difficult times. We will raise a
:11:11. > :11:16.fund to support people. We will do everything we can. You made the
:11:17. > :11:21.point very clearly about Manchester today, people making a big effort to
:11:22. > :11:25.go around and try to lead as normal a life as is possible in these
:11:26. > :11:30.circumstances. What can you tell us about the ongoing security operation
:11:31. > :11:35.in the city and what is your message to the people of the city today in
:11:36. > :11:41.terms of the operation going on to make sure things are as safe as they
:11:42. > :11:47.can be? I know, because I have seen it for myself, people have worked
:11:48. > :11:52.flat out over the last 24 hours to return the city to a form of
:11:53. > :12:00.normality to make it safe. They couldn't have done more. Already,
:12:01. > :12:03.there are major developments here that make sure that if there was
:12:04. > :12:09.more than one individual responsible, we will find them.
:12:10. > :12:13.People should be reassured that the emergency services and the police
:12:14. > :12:16.have done everything possible. We have had excellent support today
:12:17. > :12:23.from the Prime Minister, from the government. I would say to people to
:12:24. > :12:27.have a look at Albert Square in front of the town hall as all walks
:12:28. > :12:31.of life come together. That is the true face of Greater Manchester and
:12:32. > :12:37.that spirit will not be beaten by what happened last night. Thank you
:12:38. > :12:42.so much for talking to us today. I know the vigil is happening soon
:12:43. > :12:48.just beyond the town hall, which is behind us. Good of you to join us.
:12:49. > :12:52.It's a pleasure. Well, not a pleasure, it is a difficult day, but
:12:53. > :12:57.it's important to be here to thank people. We have had messages of
:12:58. > :13:00.support from all over the country. I have been inundated with messages
:13:01. > :13:04.from mayors in other cities around the world. The solidarity means a
:13:05. > :13:09.great deal to us. Thank you to everybody who has made contact. That
:13:10. > :13:13.was the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. We are in the heart of
:13:14. > :13:18.the city. Manchester Town Hall is just behind me. The arena where the
:13:19. > :13:21.concert took place last night is a short distance away and it is
:13:22. > :13:29.surrounded by an extensive security cordon. Let's join my colleague Ben
:13:30. > :13:33.Brown, who is there with the latest. We are just at the edge of that
:13:34. > :13:39.cordon, and there is the Manchester Arena. Very quiet tonight, bathed in
:13:40. > :13:42.evening sunshine. You can just perhaps see the steps leading out
:13:43. > :13:49.the arena. That is where there were scenes of panic last night after
:13:50. > :13:51.that bomb went off. The suicide bomber detonated his device and
:13:52. > :13:55.people than for their lives. There were a lot of young people, not only
:13:56. > :13:58.students and teenagers, but some of them were primary school age as
:13:59. > :14:03.well. They had been dropped there by their families and after they ran,
:14:04. > :14:07.many were put up in hotels overnight. They were effectively
:14:08. > :14:13.separated from their friends and family and were looked after by
:14:14. > :14:16.hotel staff. All through the day, we have been hearing eyewitness
:14:17. > :14:19.accounts of what happened in there at 10:30pm last night as the concert
:14:20. > :14:24.had ended. The explosion went off. People have been telling us they saw
:14:25. > :14:28.nuts and bolts flying through the air. A huge flash, a thunderous
:14:29. > :14:32.explosion and these pieces of shrapnel that were clearly designed
:14:33. > :14:39.to cause maximum damage to the people who were there. 22 people
:14:40. > :14:41.killed, 59 injured. Some of the injured were treated at Manchester
:14:42. > :14:47.Victoria Railway Station, just adjoining the arena. Railway staff
:14:48. > :14:53.trained in first aid gave triage and rudimentary for stage -- first aid
:14:54. > :14:58.to the casualties. They saw terrible things before those casualties were
:14:59. > :15:01.then taken to eight hospitals around the city. The 59 injured were
:15:02. > :15:16.treated in those hospitals and some have life-threatening injuries. Ben
:15:17. > :15:19.Brown, thanks very much. I mentioned that we are at the sight of
:15:20. > :15:24.Manchester Town Hall. This was the scene a short while ago. The Prime
:15:25. > :15:27.Minister visited Manchester Town Hall earlier to sign the book of
:15:28. > :15:39.condolence that has been established. She came to Manchester,
:15:40. > :15:43.having chaired the meeting of the Cabinet emergency committee Cobra in
:15:44. > :15:47.Downing Street this morning before making her way to Manchester, where
:15:48. > :15:52.she met police leaders and leaders of the emergency services, wanted to
:15:53. > :16:00.thank them. She then made her way to the town hall in Manchester to sign
:16:01. > :16:03.the book of condolence. I mentioned the vigil which is taking place at
:16:04. > :16:10.six o'clock. The mayor was talking about that, a vigil being held to
:16:11. > :16:15.show respect and solidarity. It is due to start in 45 minutes in the
:16:16. > :16:19.city's Albert Square. My colleague Danny Savidge is there to do tell us
:16:20. > :16:25.how the preparations for that are coming along. We are still 45
:16:26. > :16:29.minutes away from this vigil beginning outside the city town
:16:30. > :16:41.hall. It is already filling up with lots of people. There are lots of
:16:42. > :16:47.people with posters with "I love Manchester" written on them. Lots of
:16:48. > :16:51.people are in shock about what happened last month. Let's talk to
:16:52. > :16:55.Katrina. She is 16 and was at the concert last night. She is a super
:16:56. > :17:02.fan when it comes to Ariana Grande. Where were you and what happened? It
:17:03. > :17:07.was the end of the concept and I was on the third row down from the
:17:08. > :17:13.stage. As soon as the lights came up after the concert, there was like a
:17:14. > :17:15.bomb sound. Let me interrupt you as we go to Greater Manchester Police.
:17:16. > :17:22.The Chief Constable is speaking. I am Ian Hopkins, the Chief
:17:23. > :17:26.Constable of Greater Manchester Police and I would like to give you
:17:27. > :17:29.an operational update in relation to the ongoing incident in Manchester.
:17:30. > :17:33.Let me start by once again expressing my sincere condolences to
:17:34. > :17:40.the families of those that have lost their loved ones in this atrocity.
:17:41. > :17:42.We now have a team of specifically trained family liaison officers
:17:43. > :17:47.working with those families and supporting them. There has been much
:17:48. > :17:51.regulation in the media and on social media as to the names of some
:17:52. > :17:55.of the victims. Whilst I accept that some of this is an inevitability, I
:17:56. > :18:00.would ask that people allow us to work with the coroner and to work
:18:01. > :18:03.with those families and ensure that they are properly supported before
:18:04. > :18:09.we release the names of those that have sadly lost their lives. As you
:18:10. > :18:12.would expect, the police response across Greater Manchester has been
:18:13. > :18:19.significant today as we help people to continue to go about their daily
:18:20. > :18:22.business and lead their lives. Part of this response has seen us arrest
:18:23. > :18:33.a 23-year-old man in connection with the attack. We have also carried out
:18:34. > :18:37.two warrants. One in Fallowfield saw us undertake a controlled explosion
:18:38. > :18:40.gain entry. I wish to reassure those communities that that was something
:18:41. > :18:45.we were doing to gain safe access, it is nothing to be concerned about.
:18:46. > :18:51.We understand that feelings are very raw right now and that people are
:18:52. > :18:55.bound to be looking for answers. However, more than ever, it is vital
:18:56. > :18:59.that our diverse communities that make Greater Manchester such a
:19:00. > :19:07.strong place stand together and support each other, as we will be
:19:08. > :19:12.doing in the vigil at six p.m.. We will therefore not tolerate hate
:19:13. > :19:15.towards any parts of our community and should communities be suffering
:19:16. > :19:21.from hate incidents or crime, I would urge them to report it to us.
:19:22. > :19:28.This afternoon, we were visited by the Home Secretary Amber Rudd and
:19:29. > :19:34.the Prime Minister Theresa May, both of whom were given a briefing about
:19:35. > :19:38.our operations and the investigation over today and the next few days. I
:19:39. > :19:45.can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night's
:19:46. > :19:49.atrocity is a 22-year-old. He has not yet been formally named by the
:19:50. > :19:54.coroner and I would not wish to therefore comment any further about
:19:55. > :19:58.him at this stage. Our priority, along with the police
:19:59. > :20:03.counterterrorist network and our security partners, is to continue to
:20:04. > :20:16.establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a wider network.
:20:17. > :20:19.Thank you very much. So, that was Ian Hopkins, the Chief Constable of
:20:20. > :20:24.Greater Manchester Police, giving us an update on the investigation so
:20:25. > :20:29.far and confirming what has been reported unofficially in some
:20:30. > :20:40.quarters that they are naming the suspect as Salman Abedi, aged 22. No
:20:41. > :20:44.more details given by the police, saying they want to make sure they
:20:45. > :20:49.have all the context correct before saying anything else. But they are
:20:50. > :20:53.naming the suspect as Salman Abedi. There are also confirming that they
:20:54. > :21:01.arrested a 23-year-old man earlier today in south Manchester and they
:21:02. > :21:07.gave details of two operations which also took place in parts of the city
:21:08. > :21:14.including a controlled explosion in one part of the city at lunchtime
:21:15. > :21:20.today. The Chief Constable gave a very strong message there, appealing
:21:21. > :21:24.for people across Greater Manchester, the entire region, to
:21:25. > :21:32.show respect and tolerance and to show understanding and support. A
:21:33. > :21:37.very strong message underlining what he said was the special nature of
:21:38. > :21:39.this diversity. I am pleased to say that the Bishop of Manchester joins
:21:40. > :21:48.me now, the right Reverend David Walker. That was an important
:21:49. > :21:52.message for the Chief Constable to deliver. It is indeed. On lesser
:21:53. > :21:55.occasions, we have had to stand together. This is the most serious
:21:56. > :21:59.event to happen in Manchester to happen for many a year and again, we
:22:00. > :22:03.will stand together. I have been touched by the messages of support I
:22:04. > :22:08.have received from Greater Manchester and further afield. We
:22:09. > :22:15.will stand together and show that terror never wins. The mayor earlier
:22:16. > :22:21.was also underlining the fact that this was a matter of extremism, not
:22:22. > :22:26.a matter of any individual faith. Absolutely. We have seen time and
:22:27. > :22:28.time again the people who commit these atrocities don't represent the
:22:29. > :22:32.faith communities that they claim to come from. If you look at their past
:22:33. > :22:37.lives, they have shown little of the kind of piety or good works that
:22:38. > :22:43.those religions uphold. They are abhorrent members of what the
:22:44. > :22:49.community and nobody needs to be tarred with their brush. What is the
:22:50. > :22:53.church able to do today in a city like Manchester affected so deeply?
:22:54. > :22:57.The churches have been open for prayer today across Manchester and
:22:58. > :22:59.beyond. In that, we have been encouraging people to come and be
:23:00. > :23:04.there with their thoughts and prayers, whatever their concerns
:23:05. > :23:08.are. Our prayers are firstly with the victims and survivors. Bearing
:23:09. > :23:13.in mind how Lee Janzen a lot of the audience were, we know there are
:23:14. > :23:16.people who will bear physical and mental scars for decades -- bearing
:23:17. > :23:20.in mind how young a lot of the audience were. We will always be
:23:21. > :23:24.here to support those who have suffered today, long after the media
:23:25. > :23:34.have moved on to another atrocity in another place. These people have
:23:35. > :23:41.lives to lead and we will help them. Given your position as the Bishop of
:23:42. > :23:44.Manchester, how would you describe the city today? It is very
:23:45. > :23:50.resilient. First thing this morning, I was in the city. It was very
:23:51. > :23:57.subdued. But it is a resilient city. We have seen people holding hands or
:23:58. > :24:00.walking arm in arm more than normal, but they are still here. A few
:24:01. > :24:04.minutes ago, I heard applause coming from below as somebody must have
:24:05. > :24:10.said something which was recognised by the crowd. That is the spirit
:24:11. > :24:17.that sees us through, as it did when we had a bomb 21 years ago. Good of
:24:18. > :24:29.you to join us. You're watching BBC News and our coverage from
:24:30. > :24:35.Manchester continues. Yes, we are outside the Manchester Arena, where
:24:36. > :24:38.the police are now saying that a 22-year-old man, Salman Abedi, was
:24:39. > :24:47.the suicide bomber who last night at 10:30pm after that concert,
:24:48. > :24:52.detonated his device and killed 22 people and injured 59. So we now
:24:53. > :24:55.have the name. That name has been circulating, but although the police
:24:56. > :24:58.said they knew the name of the suicide bomber, they didn't want it
:24:59. > :25:02.released. But they have just released it. The Chief Constable of
:25:03. > :25:07.Greater Manchester, Ian Hopkins, put it out in the public domain. Let's
:25:08. > :25:11.go to our affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford, who was listening
:25:12. > :25:15.as Greater Manchester Police headquarters. Talk us through where
:25:16. > :25:20.we are now in terms of what we know about the bomb and the
:25:21. > :25:23.investigation? As you say, the name Salman Abedi has been circulating
:25:24. > :25:28.for some time but at the request of the police, we haven't rushed to
:25:29. > :25:32.name him because the police wanted to tie up some lines of their
:25:33. > :25:36.investigation before the name was out there publicly. We can tell you
:25:37. > :25:42.that Salman Abedi was born in Manchester on New Year's Eve in
:25:43. > :25:45.1994. He seems to have at least three brothers and sisters, an elder
:25:46. > :25:50.brother born in London and a younger brother and sister born in
:25:51. > :25:56.Manchester. The family are believed to be Libyans originally. Neighbours
:25:57. > :26:00.talked about them having Libyan flags flying in their house at
:26:01. > :26:04.certain times of year. They lived at more than one address in Manchester.
:26:05. > :26:10.So he was born here, they have lived at more than one address. So they
:26:11. > :26:15.knew the city well. But the police believe he was the man that took an
:26:16. > :26:19.improvised explosive device into the foyer of the Manchester Arena last
:26:20. > :26:23.night as the concert was ending, and killed 22 other people as well as
:26:24. > :26:32.himself, including an eight-year-old girl and several other teenagers.
:26:33. > :26:36.Daniel, what are the implications of the fact that as you say, the
:26:37. > :26:42.suspected suicide bomber was born in the UK and born in Manchester? In
:26:43. > :26:45.some ways, we have become used to that. It is not the first time we
:26:46. > :26:50.have had British suicide bombers and it is not the first time we have had
:26:51. > :26:54.British suicide bombers who have chosen to target the UK. So there
:26:55. > :26:58.aren't major implications. The Libyan connection is interesting,
:26:59. > :27:01.because of course, there was a strong involvement of British
:27:02. > :27:07.jihadis from Manchester in Libya at the time that Colonel Gaddafi was
:27:08. > :27:12.deposed from power in Libya. So that is interesting, but critically at
:27:13. > :27:16.the moment, what the police need to do is work out where that improvised
:27:17. > :27:21.explosive device was made and by doing that, find out who made it.
:27:22. > :27:26.That will tell them whether Salman Abedi was a man who sat alone, built
:27:27. > :27:30.a device and took it to that concert last night, or was working as part
:27:31. > :27:35.of a wider conspiracy, a group of people who were plotting this
:27:36. > :27:40.devastating attack against young people on a night out in Manchester.
:27:41. > :27:46.For the moment, thank you very much indeed, home affairs correspondent.
:27:47. > :27:50.That picked up on some of those thoughts with Chris Phillips 's,
:27:51. > :27:58.former head of national counterterrorism security office.
:27:59. > :28:06.What we know now about the suspected suicide bomber was that he was a
:28:07. > :28:11.22-year-old, Salman Abedi, born in 1984, 1994, New Year's Eve. -- Chris
:28:12. > :28:14.Phillips. The key question, really, was he acting alone, was this
:28:15. > :28:22.something he did off his own back, as a lone wolf, was it a wider
:28:23. > :28:26.conspiracy?, what is a hunch? Most likely there are other people
:28:27. > :28:30.involved, due to the nature of the attack methodology, the amount of
:28:31. > :28:34.planning and preparation that must have gone in to make a bomb in the
:28:35. > :28:38.first place but also to deal with the detonators, putting the thing
:28:39. > :28:44.together, and then delivering it to the location that he wanted to blow
:28:45. > :28:46.up. That takes a lot of planning, and I think most police would
:28:47. > :28:53.probably think that some other people were at least involved, to
:28:54. > :28:57.what depth we don't know. One of the things the police will be trying to
:28:58. > :29:03.find out is where these explosions have come from and what type of
:29:04. > :29:07.explosives they are. And we know from the Chief Constable, just
:29:08. > :29:11.telling us, lots of police activity in and around Manchester, one
:29:12. > :29:17.arrest, a couple of raids, controlled explosion to gain access.
:29:18. > :29:22.These early hours after the atrocity was committed are very important to
:29:23. > :29:28.police. Absolutely and let's not forget, if someone has gone to the
:29:29. > :29:34.trouble of building a bomb, a suicide vests, there is quite a good
:29:35. > :29:38.chance that another suicide vests may exist somewhere and if it is
:29:39. > :29:42.home-made explosives, that is dangerous in itself, police will be
:29:43. > :29:48.very wary about the enquiries they have to do, the tracking down of any
:29:49. > :29:55.composite, it is those people will be very dangerous themselves. Just
:29:56. > :29:58.to put this into context, we know the intelligence services have
:29:59. > :30:05.foiled quite a number of plots in recent years, and they have always
:30:06. > :30:10.said that it is inevitable, sooner or later, there will be an attack,
:30:11. > :30:15.we had the Westminster attack, now a bomb attack in the heart of
:30:16. > :30:21.Manchester. Due to the number of people involved in terrorism in one
:30:22. > :30:24.form or another, it is pretty much... It was pretty much
:30:25. > :30:28.guaranteed that at one stage, one of them was going to get through and
:30:29. > :30:32.commit a terrorist attack. What we have seen here is a slightly more
:30:33. > :30:36.developed plan, someone that has gone to a lot more effort to deliver
:30:37. > :30:41.the explosives and cause such tragedy in Manchester, has really
:30:42. > :30:45.gone out of their way to do that, not something you can do in a day or
:30:46. > :30:50.a couple of days, this is something planned over a number of months, and
:30:51. > :30:55.if only to make these lotions or get hold of the exposes, that is a
:30:56. > :31:03.difficult thing to do. And it does seem that the attacker was targeting
:31:04. > :31:08.young people specifically, knowing that star, Ariana Grande, has very
:31:09. > :31:13.young fans, a lot of girls, teenage girls, some, just at primary school.
:31:14. > :31:16.Completely disgusting but unfortunately it is quite normal in
:31:17. > :31:22.the mind of these terrorists to think that young people are
:31:23. > :31:26.attractive victims. It is hideous. What we have seen in different parts
:31:27. > :31:28.of the world, Pakistan, where schools have been deliberately
:31:29. > :31:35.attacked and young people killed in classrooms, to the Bataclan, not
:31:36. > :31:39.dissimilar to this, slightly older audience, people going about their
:31:40. > :31:46.business in crowded places are legitimate targets in the eyes of
:31:47. > :31:49.these terrorists. Chris Phillips, former head of national
:31:50. > :31:51.counterterrorism security office, thank you very much indeed for your
:31:52. > :31:59.thoughts. 22 killed here at the Manchester
:32:00. > :32:03.Arena, 59 injured, they are being treated at eight hospitals in and
:32:04. > :32:08.around Manchester, one of those is the Manchester Royal Infirmary, we
:32:09. > :32:14.will go straight there now, Anita McVeigh has been there all day for
:32:15. > :32:19.us. Nine of the 59 injured are here at the Manchester Royal Infirmary,
:32:20. > :32:22.one of eight hospitals, as you say, involved in looking after the 59
:32:23. > :32:28.injured as a result of last night's horrendous attack. We have seen
:32:29. > :32:34.throughout the day and heard about the huge wave of support for the
:32:35. > :32:41.emergency services. First of all, we have had all of the off-duty members
:32:42. > :32:45.of the off emergency services, who have come to volunteer their help
:32:46. > :32:48.throughout the night and into the morning and the response from the
:32:49. > :32:51.public who have wanted to back up the doctors nurses, ambulance crews,
:32:52. > :33:00.all those people working to deal with the injured. With me, health
:33:01. > :33:04.editor, Hugh Pym, tell us about the response of the emergency medical
:33:05. > :33:09.services, obviously they have a well rehearsed plan for major incidents
:33:10. > :33:13.but the reality is something different. That's right, the Chief
:33:14. > :33:18.Executive of North West Ambulance Service said, nothing can prepare
:33:19. > :33:24.you for the sadness and shock of a tragedy like this and it is a very
:33:25. > :33:27.sad day for Manchester. However, I get the sense that there is quiet
:33:28. > :33:35.contentment that the plan they had in place was put into practice and
:33:36. > :33:38.delivered, it worked. One source told me, they were expecting
:33:39. > :33:42.something like this to happen, tragic as though that might seem,
:33:43. > :33:48.they had prepared for it, so within minutes of the attack taking place,
:33:49. > :33:52.the regional plan was put into action, it was declared a major
:33:53. > :33:56.incident, individual hospitals then got in touch, with staff that came
:33:57. > :34:01.in overnight, and they had all the doctors and nursing staff that they
:34:02. > :34:03.needed and more that came into work today, and the Berlin service
:34:04. > :34:08.calling on a total of 300 people including control room staff with
:34:09. > :34:13.their response. There is a feeling that what was there was the best
:34:14. > :34:20.they could have offered. -- and the Ambulance Service. I know that at
:34:21. > :34:25.the other hospitals, is usually appreciative of the public response.
:34:26. > :34:29.One consultant came out and said, Lee's convey to people in Manchester
:34:30. > :34:36.how grateful we are, how touched we are, overwhelmed by the generosity,
:34:37. > :34:40.food coming in all day including a woman in a wheelchair, an elderly
:34:41. > :34:44.woman, bringing in bottles of water, a supermarket chain has sent in
:34:45. > :34:48.food, a pizza delivery firm, a catering company has brought in
:34:49. > :34:54.food, and taking it away again. And they are taking it to another site
:34:55. > :34:57.in Manchester. They are literary overwhelmed by the generosity of
:34:58. > :35:01.local people. They would like to thank them. Also people queueing up
:35:02. > :35:06.to give blood, including the donor centre over there, so they have just
:35:07. > :35:10.the supplies they needed, at one point they had to declare, they have
:35:11. > :35:22.what they want, even with Hughes at these centres. -- even with queues.
:35:23. > :35:25.If they have appointments over the next few days, keep to those
:35:26. > :35:31.appointments, at giving blood, but they do not need anything over and
:35:32. > :35:35.above, above registered donors they need anybody with the blood type O
:35:36. > :35:39.negative, but otherwise stick to those appointments. The staff here
:35:40. > :35:44.have been incredibly supportive and feeling very grateful for the
:35:45. > :35:48.support from the public. As they worked tirelessly, professionally,
:35:49. > :35:52.of course, they have two keep their emotions in check, don't they, but
:35:53. > :35:57.you can clearly see from medical staff that they are really feeling
:35:58. > :36:11.this as they work to help the injured and their families.
:36:12. > :36:17.Leaders from around the world have condemned the attack.
:36:18. > :36:19.All election campaigning has been suspended today
:36:20. > :36:21.as a mark of respect, including the postponing
:36:22. > :36:23.of the Scottish National Party's manifesto, which was due to be
:36:24. > :36:30.Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports.
:36:31. > :36:39.VOICEOVER: Paris and Saint Petersburg, Brussels and Berlin,
:36:40. > :36:42.London and now Manchester. The threat of terrorism is one which few
:36:43. > :36:44.nations can avoid and many must face.
:36:45. > :36:49.Today it was their turn to show solidarity with the people of
:36:50. > :36:55.Britain. On the latest leg of his tour of the Middle East, President
:36:56. > :36:58.Trump said something he called the wicked ideology behind terrorism had
:36:59. > :37:04.to be completely obliterated. So many young beautiful innocent people
:37:05. > :37:13.living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers in life. I
:37:14. > :37:21.won't call them monsters, because they would like that term, they
:37:22. > :37:29.would think that's a great name. I will call them from now on losers!
:37:30. > :37:36.Because that is what they are, they are losers! The President's
:37:37. > :37:39.spokesman said he had telephoned Theresa May to express condolences,
:37:40. > :37:43.the first of many world leaders to make similar calls. The newly
:37:44. > :37:48.elected president of France, Emmanuel Macron, also spoke to the
:37:49. > :37:51.Prime Minister and offered her all means of corporation to help Britain
:37:52. > :37:58.in the fight against terrorism. In Berlin this morning, the union flag
:37:59. > :38:03.was at half-mast at the British Embassy, and Germany's Chancellor
:38:04. > :38:07.offered support and sympathy. TRANSLATION: This suspected
:38:08. > :38:10.terrorist attack will merely strengthened determination to
:38:11. > :38:14.continue working together with friends in the UK to combat those
:38:15. > :38:18.who plan and carry out such despicable acts, people in the UK
:38:19. > :38:26.can rest assured that Germany stands shoulder to shoulder with them. In
:38:27. > :38:29.Brussels, flags at the European Commission and here at the European
:38:30. > :38:36.Parliament were also lowered out of respect for the victims. The
:38:37. > :38:45.president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said on Twitter:
:38:46. > :38:51.in a telegram to Theresa May, Vladimir Putin offered to step up
:38:52. > :38:56.Russian counterterrorism cooperation with Britain, and other leaders from
:38:57. > :39:00.around the world offered their condolences and support. Japan's
:39:01. > :39:03.Prime Minister said this week's summit of G-7 leaders in Italy would
:39:04. > :39:08.show determination to stand up to terrorism. The president, of China,
:39:09. > :39:12.who visited London last year, telephoned the Queen to say that
:39:13. > :39:17.China stood with Britain at this difficult time, and the Prime
:39:18. > :39:24.Minister of Australia condemned a vile attack, as he called it,
:39:25. > :39:29.directed at teenagers. This is an attack on innocents, surely there is
:39:30. > :39:36.no crime more reprehensible than the murder of children, this is a direct
:39:37. > :39:41.and brutal attack on young people everywhere, on freedom everywhere.
:39:42. > :39:50.It was a message that echoed around the world, across social media.
:39:51. > :39:55.The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of COBRA today, then she came up
:39:56. > :39:59.here to Manchester, went to one of the hospitals here, thoughts to the
:40:00. > :40:02.Chief Constable and other police commanders about their
:40:03. > :40:03.investigation. Let's go to Downing Street now.
:40:04. > :40:07.Our chief political correspondent Vicki Young is at Downing Street.
:40:08. > :40:15.Extremely busy day for the Prime Minister, we gather there will be
:40:16. > :40:18.another meeting of COBRA later on? Very much the practicalities of all
:40:19. > :40:24.this, she was Home Secretary for several years, this is her area of
:40:25. > :40:30.expertise, she will be wanting to keep a very close eye on all of
:40:31. > :40:35.that, whether it is about victims and police investigation, there will
:40:36. > :40:40.be another meeting, more in the coming days here in Whitehall, and
:40:41. > :40:44.in Downing Street, not just about the practicalities, when this kind
:40:45. > :40:49.of horror happens, people do look to the Prime Minister, they look to the
:40:50. > :40:53.leader of the country to voice what people are feeling, to speak to the
:40:54. > :40:58.nation, that is what she tried to do today, when she spoke on the steps,
:40:59. > :41:04.you could hear her anger, but also her defiance, not allowing values to
:41:05. > :41:08.be torn apart by people, that they would prevail in the end. I also
:41:09. > :41:11.think trying to give voice to the incomprehension that people are
:41:12. > :41:15.feeling, this attack seems to be different in the sense that it is
:41:16. > :41:18.deliberately targeted children, you could certainly tell that was
:41:19. > :41:24.something she wanted to focus on, she said it was in fact a sickening
:41:25. > :41:28.cowardice. Also said two people, don't just focus on the scenes of
:41:29. > :41:33.carnage and the horror that has been seen there, she wants people to
:41:34. > :41:35.think about the positives as well, response of the emergency services,
:41:36. > :41:39.the people who did not run away from it but ran to it, members of the
:41:40. > :41:44.public offering to help. When people may be feeling despair, she is not
:41:45. > :41:48.the first rigid Prime Minister to have the stand here and respond to
:41:49. > :41:52.this kind of atrocity but she is trying to say to people, do not
:41:53. > :41:56.despair, there must be hope as well. General election campaign, in the
:41:57. > :42:02.middle of it, does not feel like that, campaigning has been
:42:03. > :42:05.suspended, and probably tomorrow, it is difficult to see how quickly they
:42:06. > :42:11.will go back to the cut and thrust of that kind of debate, wouldn't
:42:12. > :42:13.feel appropriate at the moment. The Prime Minister herself will be
:42:14. > :42:19.abroad at Nato summits and the G-7 in the next few days, but of course,
:42:20. > :42:24.eventually, people will say, you have to carry on otherwise the
:42:25. > :42:28.terrorists have won, so they will return at some point to the general
:42:29. > :42:34.election campaigning. Thank you very much indeed, and at six o'clock
:42:35. > :42:38.there is going to be a vigil here in the city centre, to remember the
:42:39. > :42:40.victims of the atrocity at the Manchester Arena.
:42:41. > :42:45.Manchester is a city trying to pull together after this devastating
:42:46. > :42:51.attack, as Dan Johnson now reports. Manchester's streets,
:42:52. > :42:53.busy with shoppers. Some shocked, some
:42:54. > :43:10.sad but determined. They are proud, too,
:43:11. > :43:12.of the way people here responded. There is nobody in this world that
:43:13. > :43:16.will keep us away of coming to the centre of Manchester,
:43:17. > :43:18.it's vibrancy, it's Metropolitan feeling, it's fantastic,
:43:19. > :43:20.no amount of evilness will ever, ever dampen any good thought
:43:21. > :43:23.there is about Manchester. Greater Manchester's new mayor
:43:24. > :43:26.shared their pride and defiance. I want to thank the
:43:27. > :43:32.people of Manchester. Even in the minutes
:43:33. > :43:34.after the attack, They gave the best possible
:43:35. > :43:41.immediate response to those And it'll be that spirit
:43:42. > :43:45.of Manchester that will prevail There were so many offers to donate
:43:46. > :43:59.blood, this morning they had Obviously, with the tragedy that has
:44:00. > :44:03.happened, if we can help in that So, it would be nice, you know,
:44:04. > :44:07.to do something to help. I really wanted to come down and see
:44:08. > :44:11.if I could help at all. An overwhelming response
:44:12. > :44:13.on social media. I thought I would come down
:44:14. > :44:16.and try to give blood. Last night, an instinctive reaction
:44:17. > :44:21.from the city's cab drivers, not to run from danger but to help
:44:22. > :44:24.others find their families I have just come down to see
:44:25. > :44:28.if anyone needed a lift home f they were stranded
:44:29. > :44:33.or lost or anything. As a good citizen, it's
:44:34. > :44:35.the time where everyone I thought I'd come out
:44:36. > :44:50.and try to help the people without worry being paying
:44:51. > :44:53.to get home. This city has felt
:44:54. > :44:55.destruction before. An IRA bomb exploded at the Arndale
:44:56. > :44:57.shopping centre in 1996, injuring hundreds of people,
:44:58. > :45:00.just yards from last night's attack. This post box was about the only
:45:01. > :45:02.thing that survived. The city centre has been rebuilt
:45:03. > :45:05.around it, but it is a reminder of the strength and resilience
:45:06. > :45:08.of the city and it is that same spirit that people
:45:09. > :45:10.are relying on here today. And this evening, people will come
:45:11. > :45:13.together in the city centre Tough, gritty resolve
:45:14. > :45:35.is a natural response here, That vigil is about to start in
:45:36. > :45:41.Manchester City centre to remember those who died. Tony Lloyd is there,
:45:42. > :45:44.who was Manchester's Interim Mayor for the past two years, before the
:45:45. > :45:52.election of Andy Burnham, and former Police and Crime Commissioner for
:45:53. > :45:55.Greater Manchester. Thank you very much for joining us, what are your
:45:56. > :45:59.thoughts on how important it is for the city of Manchester to come
:46:00. > :46:04.together tonight with this vigil, and show it will not be defeated by
:46:05. > :46:08.terrorism? You can see behind me there are throngs of people coming
:46:09. > :46:13.out to show their respect to the families of those who died, the
:46:14. > :46:17.goodwill to those who have been injured, but in the end, the
:46:18. > :46:23.resolution that says, we are not repaired to be divided by a people
:46:24. > :46:27.who commit this evil. The murder of children in this city is
:46:28. > :46:30.devastating, but we will stand together, we will comfort the
:46:31. > :46:34.parade, we will work with those who have been injured and we will get
:46:35. > :46:41.through this working together. That is the spirit of Manchester. We were
:46:42. > :46:46.hearing from the Chief Constable, Ian Hopkins, saying, this is a
:46:47. > :46:50.multicultural city, it has two stay that way, it has to stand together,
:46:51. > :46:55.there cannot be any reprisals or any kind of hate crime in the wake of
:46:56. > :47:00.this atrocity? We pride ourselves on the fact that this is a very diverse
:47:01. > :47:03.city region, people from literally all over the world make their home
:47:04. > :47:08.here, we live together as good neighbours. The idea that that
:47:09. > :47:14.diversity can be challenged by the act of one evil individual, is
:47:15. > :47:19.unacceptable. We have stood together in the past against those who would
:47:20. > :47:23.divide us, we will stand together, and that is what you see tonight,
:47:24. > :47:27.people from all backgrounds, ethnicities and culture, in the city
:47:28. > :47:32.of Manchester, but across the city region, as the jewels are taking
:47:33. > :47:35.place. We do stand together and we are not prepared to tolerate those
:47:36. > :47:41.who will divide us and we will not give them any kind of oxygen. The
:47:42. > :47:46.love and compassion that was shown last night by the emergency
:47:47. > :47:49.services, who were brilliant, but also ordinary citizens offering
:47:50. > :47:54.homes and hotel rooms and taxi rides to those in need, that is what
:47:55. > :47:59.Greater Manchester is all about, and I am proud of that, it brings out,
:48:00. > :48:04.sadly, the best in us on an occasion like this. Of course we think of
:48:05. > :48:09.those who have suffered, that is foremost in our thoughts, sad and
:48:10. > :48:15.outrageous though that is, but we will stand together. And we are
:48:16. > :48:20.hearing from the police tonight that the suspected suicide bomber who has
:48:21. > :48:29.been named was born in Manchester, in 1994, 22 years old. What is your
:48:30. > :48:36.reaction to that? Again, it is one of enormous sadness that a British
:48:37. > :48:40.young man should be so deluded by for whatever reasons that he is
:48:41. > :48:45.prepared to take the innocent lives of children, the innocent lives of
:48:46. > :48:51.adolescents who went out to enjoy themselves, there can be no joy in
:48:52. > :48:56.any of this. Save for that little ray of hope that shows that people
:48:57. > :49:00.in times like this come together and say, we will not accept evil acts as
:49:01. > :49:05.ways of dividing us, that is the loud message, not simply from
:49:06. > :49:13.Greater Manchester but from this country. We do stand together
:49:14. > :49:17.against this kind of evil. Tony Lloyd, former interim air of
:49:18. > :49:22.Manchester, thank you very much for joining us and for your thoughts.
:49:23. > :49:29.The Manchester Arena behind me is the second biggest indoor music
:49:30. > :49:42.venue in Europe, with a capacity of 20 1000. -- 21,000.
:49:43. > :49:44.The singer Ariana Grande tweeted that she was "broken,
:49:45. > :49:48.And the group Take That have confirmed they'll
:49:49. > :49:50.postpone their planned show tonight in Liverpool out of
:49:51. > :49:52.Our entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson reports
:49:53. > :49:57.now on the response from the music industry.
:49:58. > :50:00.VOICEOVER: It was a situation with which any parent could identify.
:50:01. > :50:02.Dropping your children off at an event they've been looking
:50:03. > :50:05.forward to for months and coming back to pick them up
:50:06. > :50:09.They'd come to see Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman Tour but ended up
:50:10. > :50:13.Members of an audience which became the target of a terrorist attack.
:50:14. > :50:15.The singer made her name as a children's TV star
:50:16. > :50:18.and still attracts a very young, predominantly female fan base.
:50:19. > :50:21.Many in the crowd pre-teens, some as young as seven or eight.
:50:22. > :50:33.Entertainment stars expressed their horror at the night's event.
:50:34. > :50:35.It shocks me every time we hear this sort of news,
:50:36. > :50:38.that attacks like this can happen, but especially when there
:50:39. > :50:40.will be so many children at this concert tonight.
:50:41. > :50:50.holding our little ones even tighter this evening.
:50:51. > :50:53.Last year, Time Magazine named Ariana Grande as one of the 100 most
:50:54. > :50:56.influential people on the planet, highlighting her 150 million social
:50:57. > :50:59.media followers and the role it plays in attracting her young fans.
:51:00. > :51:04.It was with a tweet she communicated after the attack,
:51:05. > :51:07.From the bottom of my heart, I am so, so, sorry,
:51:08. > :51:19.Now the world of music is using the same platform
:51:20. > :51:21.to voice their support, both for her and the
:51:22. > :51:25.Taylor Swift says she is offering her thoughts and prayers and tears
:51:26. > :51:31.for all those affected by the Manchester tragedy.
:51:32. > :51:33.Harry Styles described himself as "heart broken"
:51:34. > :51:37.A sentiment shared by Katy Perry who says she is broken hearted
:51:38. > :51:39.for the families and broken hearted for Ariana Grande.
:51:40. > :51:42.And those stars can picture exactly where the attack took place
:51:43. > :51:44.because the Manchester Arena is the second-largest indoor
:51:45. > :51:55.and their world tours all take them there.
:51:56. > :52:01.were due to play the first of three homecoming gigs in the venue.
:52:02. > :52:08.Harvey Goldsmith, the promoter behind Live Aid,
:52:09. > :52:11.has huge implications for the live music market.
:52:12. > :52:14.The most vulnerable point is on the exit and, therefore,
:52:15. > :52:16.I presume all the arenas and promoters together will review
:52:17. > :52:19.how to deal with people leaving concerts but if it's outside
:52:20. > :52:21.the concert area, the arena itself, where the concert takes place,
:52:22. > :52:25.if it is on the way out, it is very difficult to do much more
:52:26. > :52:36.It is believed that Ariana Grande will cancel the remaining
:52:37. > :52:38.European dates of her tour, which was scheduled
:52:39. > :52:42.The former child star is now having to deal with the most
:52:43. > :53:04.Let's talk through more the invitations of what happened here,
:53:05. > :53:08.we are joined by a professor of political economy at the Manchester
:53:09. > :53:12.Metropolitan University. This building behind me, the Manchester
:53:13. > :53:17.Arena, such a soft target, and particularly last night, when we
:53:18. > :53:22.know that a lot of the people in the audience were very young indeed.
:53:23. > :53:27.Very true, does not get more soft than that, the person who did the
:53:28. > :53:32.attack last night, the terrorist attack, knew exactly what they were
:53:33. > :53:36.doing, determined to die, came to kill himself and kill as many people
:53:37. > :53:42.as possible with him, and that is precisely what he did, and targeted
:53:43. > :53:46.very young children, just leaving a concert, looking for their parents
:53:47. > :53:50.to take them home. Knew exactly what he was doing, prepared very well for
:53:51. > :53:58.the attack, unfortunately, he caused a lot of pain. Do you think he was
:53:59. > :54:01.acting alone? Very difficult at this stage to read that conclusion but
:54:02. > :54:06.from what happened, possible to actually say that he has prepared
:54:07. > :54:12.for this very well, obviously has prepared explosives, usually, such
:54:13. > :54:18.attacks are difficult to conduct and organise alone. So I assume he has
:54:19. > :54:24.links, some kind of links, remains to be seen how big and how close
:54:25. > :54:29.those links are to the Islamist state in Syria. Islamic State have
:54:30. > :54:35.claimed responsibility. That was not really mean that they have actually
:54:36. > :54:40.organise and plan this operation. -- remains to be seen how deep and how
:54:41. > :54:43.close those links are to Islamic State in Syria. We have to wait and
:54:44. > :54:50.see what comes out of this operation so far. The police have now named
:54:51. > :54:55.the suspected suicide bomber, we are hearing, he was born in Manchester.
:54:56. > :55:02.That is very sad but also expected, this fits very well with the profile
:55:03. > :55:06.of most terrorists, if we can use that term, very young, second
:55:07. > :55:13.generation, usually not very educated, they could be but they are
:55:14. > :55:18.not usually highly educated, they have a troubled life, most of these
:55:19. > :55:25.guys, they have faced some kind of difficulties, either at school,
:55:26. > :55:30.finding a job, with their families. What do we know so far about most
:55:31. > :55:34.terrorists that commit these attacks, this fits that. Does there
:55:35. > :55:39.need to be more security now add music venues like this one, we are
:55:40. > :55:44.about to have a sum of music festivals, the FA Cup final coming
:55:45. > :55:50.up as well. -- summer. Such an operation will have security
:55:51. > :55:53.implications and there will be more security as a result, but we must
:55:54. > :55:58.keep in mind, no matter how excellent we are, and this country
:55:59. > :56:02.has one of the best counterterrorism experts in the world, if someone is
:56:03. > :56:07.determined to die, it will be very difficult to stop each one of them,
:56:08. > :56:09.and we need to remember that unfortunately for our excellent
:56:10. > :56:14.security officers, they need to get it right ten out of ten times, but
:56:15. > :56:20.the terrorist only needs to get it right one time. Thank you very much
:56:21. > :56:27.for joining us. Let me show you pictures from the vigil for up in
:56:28. > :56:30.central Manchester tonight. To remember those who died in the
:56:31. > :56:36.atrocity at the Manchester Arena last night. 22 people have lost
:56:37. > :56:41.their lives, the youngest aged only eight, 59 people have been injured,
:56:42. > :56:42.and are being treated in hospitals in and around Manchester this
:56:43. > :56:58.evening. As such a sad day in Manchester
:56:59. > :57:02.draws to a close, we will get the weather forecast.
:57:03. > :57:08.It is going to get warmer over the next few days, quite warm today, in
:57:09. > :57:09.the sunshine, 22 degrees, we have seen more cloud across southern
:57:10. > :57:11.England,