26 May, 2017
In a live televised statement from Downing Street, the Prime Minister said the terror threat level would be increased to "critical", meaning an attack was expected imminently as it was possible a "wider group of individuals" could have been involved in the Manchester Arena attack rather than just suicide bomber Salman Abedi.
He told BFMTV that British intelligence services had informed their French counterparts that 22-year-old Salman Abedi, who was of Libyan origin, "grew up in Britain and then suddenly, after a trip to Libya and then likely to Syria, became radicalized and made a decision to carry out this attack".
But she said "part of that trust is knowing that intelligence can be shared confidently".
"In a statement released after Trump arrived at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation military alliance, the president said he would seek an official review to stop leaks that he said posed a serious security threat".
"This means that their assessment is not only that an attack remains highly likely, but that a further attack may be imminent".
No one has yet been charged in the case and police have not identified the suspects.
At Manchester's Didsbury Mosque, where the Abedi family worshipped, authorities condemned the bombing and denied reports that Abedi had worked there.
Britain also has a national election coming up on June 8.
"It's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating."
"No one really interacted with him", Kinsey said.
Fifteen-year-old Millie Robson, wearing an Ariana Grande T-shirt, told the queen she had won VIP tickets to the pop star's concert.
Witnesses described the horror when the bomber blew himself up. Officers also raided a property in the city's Moss Side neighborhood early Thursday and carried out a controlled explosion.
"The public should remain vigilant", said May.
"I have been very clear with our friends that that should not happen again, " she said.
At 11 a.m. Thursday, many across Britain fell silent and bowed their heads for a minute in tribute to the victims of Monday night's bombing. "Manchester!" broke out at a vigil held in the city centre.
Muye Li, a 23-year-old student who lives on the same floor, said he thought officers were looking for a woman because they "asked me if I had seen the lady next door".
US President Donald Trump and European leaders issued vows of defiance.
Meanwhile, eight of the 22 victims of the attack are known to be eight-year-old Saffie Roussos, Lisa Lees, 50- year-old Jane Tweddle-Taylor, 29-year-old Martyn Hett, 15- year-old Olivia Campbell, 32-year-old Kelly Brewster, 28- year-old John Atkinson, and 18-year-old Georgina Callander.
Families were separated, with dozens of young people taken to nearby hotels overnight, and some parents were still desperately searching for their children on Tuesday.
Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told a Polish radio station: "The parents came after the concert to collect their daughters and unfortunately we have information that they are dead. That is why the terrorists will never win and we will prevail". Police arrested three people in South Manchester on Wednesday, bringing the total number of arrests related to the attack to four.
