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Friday 23 October 2020
Police believe Abedi was in possession of this case in the days before the attack at Manchester Arena on Monday 22 May.
Two more arrests overnight have brought the number of people taken into custody to 16.
Organisers say hosting the event as planned despite the week’s tragic circumstances sends a strong message.
Police have carried out more searches today, and arrested a man in his 20s near the Old Trafford area.
A total of 11 people remain in custody as part of investigations into the Manchester attack.
He said he hoped the show “brings a smile” after the horrific events of earlier this week.
The say “immense” progress has been made.
The American singer’s concert in Manchester was attacked by a suicide bomber.
A total of 10 people have now been arrested in connection with the attack.
Lurking among the heartfelt outpourings of grief for victims at the Manchester Evening News Arena were trolls posting fake reports, writes Alan Keane.
Meanwhile, the investigation into the blast widened.
“It’s dreadful. Very wicked, to target that sort of thing.”
The New York Times published details of the bomb used in the Manchester attack last night.
The meeting between a variety of state departments assessed the situation here.
Four more victims from the attack have been named.
Members of the city’s Irish community say they can relate to the anxiety Muslims in Manchester are feeling after Monday night’s terrorist attack.
There are reports that the younger brother and father of the bomber have been arrested in Libya.
“I have been left with a hole in my heart.”
Thousands came together at Albert Square in the city last night to mourn the 22 people who lost their lives in Monday’s bomb attack.
Four people are now in custody.
The Prime Minister said that she does not want the public to feel “unduly alarmed”.
The attack left 22 people dead and the city reeling.
TheJournal.ie joined thousands of Mancunians as they stood united in the face of terrorism last night.
“Just because I’m homeless, it doesn’t mean I haven’t got a heart,” Stephen Jones said.
The move will see military personnel on the streets.
In Manchester, in attacking an Ariana Grande concert, the deliberately chosen target was children, writes Tom Clonan.
Tony Walsh paid tribute to the city’s spirit, to its contributions to art, politics and sport and to the strength of its people.
Saffie Roussos and Georgina Callander died after the Manchester Arena was targeted last night.
Salman Abedi detonated an improvised explosive device, killing 22 and injuring 59 – many of them children and teens.
An Irish psychologist explains how to talk to your child about a terror attack like last night’s.
Gardaí say that an attack is possible but not likely in Ireland.
“There is a light that never goes out.”
Hotels in the area took in children who became separated from their parents in the immediate aftermath of the explosion.
The world woke up this morning to the news of a horrific terrorist attack in Manchester.
Corden is one of many celebrities to send their thoughts to the victims of the tragedy.
Political parties in the UK are suspending campaigning in the general election in light of events in Manchester.
The Sun described the attack as a “Slaughter of the Innocents”.
Eyewitnesses described the incident at the Ariana Grande gig as one of terror and panic.
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took part in another debate last night, the final head-to-head before voting on 3 November.
The previous debate was fractious and almost unwatchable as the pair shouted over each other, but last night was more measured by comparison.
Trump denied being racist, saying no US president since Abraham Lincoln has “done what I’ve done for the black community”. Biden then said Trump “pours fuel on every single racist fire” and claimed he “has a dog whistle about as big as a fog horn”.
You can catch up on the main points here.
Did you stay up to watch the debate, or catch highlights this morning?
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