United Kingdom irritated by USA leaks in Manchester attack

LOS ANGELES Ariana Grande has suspended her concert tour after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at her performance in Manchester, England, the US pop singer's representatives said on Wednesday.

"This request is part of a well-established plan, known as Operation Temperer, in which both the armed forces and the police officers involved are well-trained and well-prepared to work in this kind of environment", she said.

Officials are examining his trips to Libya.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May raised Britain's threat level to "critical", saying that another attack may be imminent.

"Armed police officers responsible for duties such as guarding key sites will be replaced by members of the armed forces". The traditional ceremony is a major tourist attraction in London.

Officials said 984 soldiers were deployed Wednesday in London and in other locations.

Heavily armed police raided an apartment building in Manchester on Wednesday afternoon, blasting the door open with a controlled explosion.

In the aftermath of the bombing, Abedi's neighbors who prefer to remain anonymous, described the young man as a "loner" who "turned weird", to Rolling Stone.

Police also said that they had searched an address in central Manchester as part of the investigation and had briefly closed a railway line in order to do so safely but that it had now been re-opened.

Abedi also had ties to al-Qaeda, according to the official, and received terrorist training overseas.

"In any case, the links with Daesh are proven", he said, using another term for the so-called Islamic State group.

French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said he had "likely" been to Syria, citing information provided by British intelligence services to their counterparts in Paris.

Liberman said Israel, which enjoys "close intelligence cooperation" with the United Kingdom, has offered to help Britain after Monday evening's attack at an Ariana Grande concert perpetrated by British-born Salman Abedi, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility.

Haroun says Abedi, also known as Abu Ismail, had returned to the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The official threat level was raised to its highest point following the suicide bombing.

Rudd also expressed frustration with the US government, as news of Abedi's identity was first revealed in the United States. Rudd said Britain's operational security could be harmed by the leaks, taking "the element of surprise" away from security services and police.

Salman Abedi, the suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an attack on a pop concert in Manchester, was a business student who dropped out of university.

Authorities say they are now confident they know the identities of all the people who lost their lives, but Greater Manchester Police said it could not formally name the victims until forensic post-mortems are concluded.

Among those killed was eight-year-old Saffie-Rose Roussos, the youngest victim to be named so far.

Officials said all the dead and wounded had been identified.

The head of Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI5, Andrew Parker, cancelled his attendance at an global anti-terrorism meeting in Germany this week as intelligence forces work round the clock on the Manchester attack investigation.The Palace of Westminster, which houses the UK Parliament, has been closed to the public for regular tours following police advice, and will not re-open until further notice, a statement on its website said.