28 May, 2017
The British government and Greater Manchester police had refused to confirm the identity of the suicide bomber as Salman Abedi just over two hours before his name appeared in US media outlets.
Mark Rowley, Britain's top counterterrorism police officer, said authorities have dismantled a "large part" of the network around bomber Salman Abedi.
Greater Manchester Police officials hope to resume normal intelligence relationships with the USA soon, the report added, but they are now "furious" about recent leaks - suspected to have been made by American law enforcement.
A still-heartbroken Ariana Grande has broken her silence on the suicide bomb violence that ripped through her concert in Manchester, England, on Monday, telling the victims "I extend my hand and heart" and promising to return to the city to throw a benefit concert.
United Kingdom security chiefs were warned in January that Salman Abedi was planning an attack in Britain, it was claimed last night.
"The alleged leaks coming out of government agencies are deeply troubling", Trump said in a statement released after he arrived in Brussels for a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation summit, also attended by May.
Hopkins said leaked forensic photographs from the arena, published by the New York Times overnight, had "caused much distress for families that are already suffering terribly with their loss". Police said Thursday that a woman arrested in Blackley had been released without charge.
On Tuesday, U.S. media revealed the name of the Manchester bomber, Salman Abedi, and cited the information to U.S. officials before the chief of police in Manchester confirmed Abedi's identity. "We are now carrying out associated searches at a number of addresses".
Most of the victims have now been named.
Yesterday evening a 44-year-old man was arrested in the Rusholme area of the city.
It was the worst terrorist atrocity to hit Britain since the July 7 attacks in London in 2005 and sparked a huge counter-terror probe. "My heart, prayers, and deepest condolences are with the victims of the Manchester Attack and their loved ones".
Queen Elizabeth II visited several injured children at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on Thursday. A reported 23 people remain in critical condition.
