27 May, 2017
The UK has raised it's terror alert to its maximum level and ordered the British army to protect strategic sites following the suicide bomb attack in which 22 people were killed after a pop concert at the Manchester Arena.
But I have to say to you that we have the best intelligence, security and police agencies in the world. "Those beliefs have no place in our society".
The prime minister said he has made contact with his British counterpart Theresa May to express Australia's condolences to, and reiterate Australia's solidarity to the people of Britain and those affected by the terror attack.
Also on Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a condolence message to British Prime Minister Theresa May over the explosion, extending his deep condolences over the victims killed in the incident and honest sympathy to the families of the victims killed and the injured.
"We learn from every attack", he told reporters in Canberra on Wednesday in response to the deadly Manchester terrorist blasts. We're treating it as such.
"All our thoughts are with the victims and the families of those who have been affected".
Trump was meeting Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and was expected to comment on the attack later.
"I extend my deepest condolences to those so terribly injured in this terrorist attack, and to the many killed and the families, so many families of the victims", Reuters reported Mr Trump as saying. "I assure the people in Britain: Germany stands by your side". "Our nations will never give into terror", he said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her condolence said: "People in the United Kingdom can rest assured that Germany stands shoulder to shoulder with them".
"This apparent act of terrorism, targeting a concert attended by thousands of teenagers and young people, is an inexplicable and abhorrent assault on our universal values as human beings", Mr Cuomo said in a statement. This is an attack on innocence. Surely there is no crime more reprehensible than the murder of children.
"It's such a cowardly, callous attack to target young concertgoers".
Prime Minister Mark Rutte said: "Terrible news from Manchester where a great evening ended in tragedy".
French President Emmanuel Macron said he was "horrified" by the attack.
"I would like to convey my deepest sympathies to Prime Minister May and to the British people". Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased & prayers with the injured.
The spokesman said European Commission president Mr Juncker has written to Prime Minister Theresa May.
"Netanyahu expressed Israel's condolences to the British people after following the horrific attack in Manchester. Please keep the victims & their families in your thoughts".
"In the wake of this abominable crime, I would like to express my sadness, the solidarity of the French people and unwavering friendship to Mancunians and all British people". Tomorrow we will work side by side with you to fight back against those who seek to destroy our way of life.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government "strongly condemns the awful terror attack".
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern called the Manchester attack "horrible and shocking" in a statement posted on Facebook.
The Foreign Affairs Department said Australians anxious about friends or family in Manchester should first try to contact them directly, but if unsuccessful, a 24-hour hotline is available.
