United Kingdom police say they've arrested some key players behind Manchester bombing

British PM Theresa May To Cut Short G7 Trip After Manchester Attack
Arrests in Manchester, Tripoli as police hunt suicide bomber's network
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30 May, 2017

On Monday, she had tweeted: "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words".

She added that she would share details of the concert with fans as soon as they had been confirmed.

The BBC said Manchester Police hoped to resume normal intelligence relationships soon but was now furious. In addition, Abedi's father and younger brother were detained in Libya.

Authorities are chasing possible links between the bomber, Salman Abedi, and militants in Manchester, elsewhere in Europe, and in North Africa and the Middle East.

Police say they think Abedi assembled his bomb at a rented apartment in central Manchester that was raided by officers Wednesday. To meet their friends they've met online.

"We take full responsibility for that and we regret that that happened", Tillerson said after a lunch meeting with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson at the British diplomat's London residence.

MANCHESTER/LONDON British police have stopped sharing information on the suicide bombing in Manchester with the United States, the BBC reported on Thursday, because of fears that leaks to the US media could hinder a hunt for a possible bomb-maker still at large.

Tillerson said Friday that the "special relationship that exists between our two countries will certainly withstand this particular unfortunate event".

Ariana Grande shared a heartfelt letter on Twitter following the shocking terrorist attack at her Manchester concert Monday night.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said "a significant amount of police activity" and several arrests had led to the level being lowered.

"Music is meant to heal us, to bring us together, to make us happy", she said.

Tributes to the singer and her fans have poured in from around the world, with messages from fellow popstars like Taylor Swift, local musicians including Liam Gallagher and The Charlatans, and world leaders.

Eight suspects aged between 18 and 38 are in custody in connection with the Manchester bombing, counter-terror detectives have revealed.


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