26 May, 2017
At least 22 people were killed when the explosive device was detonated at Manchester Arena after Ariana Grande finished her gig.
On Tuesday night Theresa May announced that the UK's terror threat has been raised to critical, meaning another attack may be imminent.
Police stand guard at the scene of a suspected suicide bombing in which at least 22 people were killed during a concert by United States pop star Ariana Grande in Manchester, England, on May 23, 2017.
"It seems likely, possible, that he (Abedi) wasn't doing this on his own", Rudd said on BBC radio.
She said up to 3,800 soldiers would be deployed on Britain's streets, freeing up police officers to carry out patrols and investigatory work.
The victims who have been identified as yet include an eight-year-old girl, two teenage girls and a 28-year-old man. He said the number of overall wounded was raised due to the "walking wounded" who came in hours after the attack. The daughters were safe.
"Kelly really was the happiest she has ever been and we had so many things planned together".
Another victim was named by her college as Georgina Callander (18), who was studying health and social care at Runshaw College in Leyland, Lancashire. "These are highly traumatic injuries". David Ratcliffe, medical director of North West Ambulance Service, told reporters Tuesday that the children were among those taken to hospitals after the explosion at Manchester Arena Monday night, where scores of teenagers and youngsters were attending an Ariana Grande concert.
TRT World's Sarah Morice talks to Furquan Naeem, who went to the same school as Abedi.
Asked about reports that Abedi had recently returned from Libya, Rudd said she believed that had now been confirmed.
"Suddenly, organisations like ISIS could stream their poisonous ideology into a child's bedroom, and still I think a lot of people believe that won't have any impact".
UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd today slammed U.S. leaks on the investigation into the deadly Manchester terror attack as "irritating" and said she had made it clear to Washington that it "should not happen again".
His friend Ryssell Hayward said: 'We got the news last night that our wonderful iconic and handsome Martyn didn't survive.
Britain is on critical terror alert with military troops set to bolster police forces amid fears Manchester attacker Salman Abedi did not act alone.
Under normal circumstances, he said, Abedi may have been able to travel to the United States because he was from Britain, a visa-waiver country, but he would have been subjected to a background check via the US government's Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or ESTA. He said his son last visited Libya about six weeks ago and had never gone to Syria.
Peter Rawlinson, deputy of the Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy in Croston, northwest of Manchester, where Callander was a former pupil, told The Associated Press that her family had confirmed the death.
As we reported, Ariana is devastated by the terrorist bombing after her concert.
