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Manchester Arena bombed during Ariana Grande concert

Just moments after Ariana Grande finished the final song of her May 22, 2017 concert at Manchester Arena, a suicide bomber detonated an explosion on the premises, killing 22 concertgoers and injuring 116 more . ISIS  claimed responsibility for what was the deadliest act of terrorism in Britain since the 2005 London metro bombings.

A scene of youthful fun turned to panic and violence as shrapnel and fire tore through the crowd pouring out of the Arena’s busiest exit. Witnesses said they heard an explosion and saw a flash of light. Some were knocked down by the blast, while others scrambled for safety in the chaos.

Frantic parents , family members and friends began what would be an hours-long search for their children, and those from whom they had been separated when the rush to safety began. Others took to social media with photos of their loved ones, using #manchesterarena to ask if any of them had been seen alive after the explosion. More than 240 emergency calls were made; 60 ambulances and 400 police officers helped in the search. The youngest victim was 8-year-old Lancashire native Saffie Roussos .

The attacker was later revealed to be 22-year-old Salman Abedi, a Manchester native of Libyan descent whom investigators believe was radicalized after spending time in Libya in 2011. Although he was known to British security services, he was not part of any active terrorist investigation at the time of the bombing. Evidence shows  that others, including Abedi’s brother, were aware of his plans, and may have helped to carry them out.

Just after the attack, Grande tweeted : “from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don’t have words.” Eleven days later, she returned to Manchester, visiting wounded fans and victims’ families.

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Ariana Grande Pays Tribute to Manchester 4 Years After Tragic Bombing: 'My Heart Is with You'

At Ariana Grande's 2017 concert in Manchester, England, 22 were killed and more than 500 were injured

Ariana Grande is reflecting on grief as she marks four years since the Manchester bombing .

On May 22, 2017, a bomber killed 22 people and injured more than 500 at Grande's concert in the U.K. city. Since then, Grande has often spoken out about suffering from anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder following the tragedy.

On Saturday, four years after the attack, the singer shared a post on her Instagram Story with a message for Manchester.

"Although grief is ever-present and our relationship to it is constantly evolving and expressing itself in different ways every day, year round…. I know that this anniversary will never be an easy one. Please know that I am thinking of you today," she wrote.

"Manchester, my heart is with you today and always," Grande added, above a graphic that listed the names of those who died: John Atkinson, Courtney Boyle, Philip Tron, Kelly Brewster, Georgina Callander, Olivia Campbell-Hardy, Liam Curry, Chloe Rutherford, Wendy Fawell, Martyn Hett, Alison Howe, Lisa Lees, Megan Hurley, Nell ones, Michelle Kiss, Angelika Klis, Marcin Klis, Morrell Leczkowski, Eilidh MacLeod, Elaine McIver, Saffie Rose Rouses and Jane Tweddle.

In the wake of the bombing, Grande suspended her tour, but less than two weeks after the tragedy, she returned to Manchester for her star-studded benefit concert for the victims of the attack. Performers included Pharrell Williams , Miley Cyrus , Justin Bieber , Niall Horan , Robbie Williams, the Black Eyed Peas and Katy Perry , among others.

The concert raised $13 million for those affected.

Grande also channeled her pain into her music — writing the hit, " No Tears Left to Cry ," the first single off her album, Sweetener . At the time she released the song, Grande said she was still finding her footing after the tragedy.

" May 22, 2017 will leave me speechless and filled with questions for the rest of my life ," she said in a letter to fans shared in November 2018.

"Music is an escape. Music is the safest thing I've ever known. Music — pop music, stan culture — is something that brings people together, introduces them to some of their best friends, and makes them feel like they can be themselves. It is comfort. It is fun. It is expression. It is happiness. It is the last thing that would ever harm someone. It is safe," she wrote at the time. "When something so opposite and so poisonous takes place in your world that is supposed to be everything but that… it is shocking and heartbreaking in a way that seems impossible to fully recover from."

Grande went on to explain that the tragedy taught her resilience and not to take life for granted. "The spirit of the people of Manchester, the families affected by this horrendous tragedy, and my fans around the world have permanently impacted all of us for the rest of our lives," she said.

The pop star continued, "Their love, strength, and unity showed me, my team, my dancers, band, and entire crew not to be defeated. To continue during the scariest and saddest of times. To not let hate win. But instead, love as loudly as possible, and to appreciate every moment. The people of Manchester were able to change an event that portrayed the worst of humanity into one that portrayed the most beautiful of humanity. 'Like a handprint on my heart'… I think of Manchester constantly and will carry this with me every day for the rest of my life."

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In 2019, Grande returned to Manchester for her first performance in the city since 2017, headlining the Manchester Pride Festival months after the second anniversary of the shooting.

Before taking the stage, she wrote on social media that all of her Manchester fans were " my heart in every way ."

"Love you so much," she shared at the time. "Can't wait to give you all our love. You're my heart in every way. See you soon."

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Terror Strikes At Ariana Grande Concert, Leaving 22 Dead

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Suspected suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people and himself at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. At least 59 people were injured.

The blast took place at the end of the singer’s set, sending concertgoers into a panic. The audience was filled with young children and their parents.

U.K. authorities are treating the explosion as terrorism. Police arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the investigation.

ISIS on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack.

Moments after Ariana Grande finished performing her 2016 hit single “Dangerous Woman” Monday, a loud blast jarred thousands of British fans cheering the American pop star at the Manchester Arena.

Concertgoers, many of them Grande’s young fans and their friends, parents and grandparents, scrambled to evacuate the enormous concert hall, filling the arena with screams. Some were still clutching pink balloons that had dropped from the rafters during Grande’s encore.

At least 22 people were killed , including children, and 59 were injured in the late-night explosion, police said. Twelve children under the age of 16 were among the wounded. Two of the victims have been identified as 18-year-old Georgina Callander and 8-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos.

Manchester police have identified 22-year-old Salman Abedi , a British national whose parents came to the U.K. from Libya, as the attacker. They previously said the blast would be “treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise.”

The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility in a statement released on Tuesday for the attack via one its official media channels. It is unclear, however, whether ISIS had any direct role in planning the Manchester bombing or if the attacker was in communication with the group. The U.S. has not verified that ISIS was behind the attack, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday morning.

Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said early Tuesday the attack was conducted by one man who died at the scene. Initial reports said he carried an improvised explosive device near the arena and detonated.

“We have been treating this as a terrorist incident and we believe that while the attack last night was conducted by one man, the priority is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network,” Hopkins said .

Authorities in Manchester said they arrested a 23-year-old man as part of their investigation into the attack.

British Prime Minister Theresa May at a Tuesday press conference called the explosion “a callous terror attack” and said it was “among the worst terrorist incidents we have ever experienced in the United Kingdom.”

“This attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice, deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless children and young people,” she said.

Manchester held a mass vigil on Tuesday night for victims of the attack, with a large crowd of mourners gathering outside of town hall to pay respect.

The blast took place outside Manchester Arena, the largest indoor arena in Europe, near the box office, just after the show ended. Many parents were awaiting their children outside to take them home after the sold-out show .

Manchester Arena is one of Europe’s largest with a capacity of 21,000 (in comparison, New York City’s Madison Square Garden can seat around 20,000 depending on the event). Since it opened in 1995, it has hosted popular international sporting events, comedy shows and concerts, including American acts like Chris Rock, Madonna and Lady Gaga, as well as British groups Oasis, The Verve and The Charlatans.

Among those struck in the mayhem was Andy Holey, who was picking up his wife and daughter from the concert.

“As I was waiting, an explosion went off and it threw me about 30 feet from one set of doors to the other set of doors,” Holey told BBC. “When I got up I saw bodies lying on the ground. My first thought was to go into the arena to try to find my family.”

Holey said he “looked through some of the bodies to try and find my wife and daughter,” and eventually found them unharmed.

Elena Semino of Lancaster shared a similar story with The Guardian. Semino and her husband were waiting near the box office to pick up their 17-year-old daughter when the explosion occurred.

“My husband and I were standing against the wall, luckily, and all of a sudden there was this thing. I can’t even describe it,” Semino said. “There was this heat on my neck, and when I looked up, there were bodies everywhere.”

Inside the arena, concertgoers scrambled to evacuate amid screaming.

EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER ARENA AND EVERYONE RAN OUT SO SCARY😭 pic.twitter.com/pJbUBoELtE — ♡♡ (@hannawwh) May 22, 2017

Witnesses described a chaotic scene, with many people confused about what just had happened.

“There were just a loud bang and a flash and everyone tried to scramble out,” Jade Baynes, 18, told the Guardian. “An alarm came on telling everyone to stay calm, but leave as quickly as possible.”

“You could feel it in your chest,” Catherine Macfarlane told Reuters news agency. “It was chaotic. Everybody was running and screaming and just trying to get out.”

Moments earlier, fans were enjoying Grande’s performance, one of four stops on the U.K. leg of her “Dangerous Woman” tour. The tour has been suspended indefinitely following the attack.

i took this minutes before the explosion. the best night of my life has turned to the worst. #Manchester #Manchesterarena #DWTManchester pic.twitter.com/v1QQaZVWTS — pray for manchester (@lnandelrey) May 22, 2017

Grande was unharmed, her publicist told The New York Times. She later tweeted her condolences to her fans:

broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words. — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017

Grande got her start on Nickelodeon’s “Victorious” and later starred on its spinoff “Sam & Cat.” Her debut album, “Yours Truly” was released in 2013 and featured early hits “Baby I” and “Right There.” Grande has since released two more records and cemented herself as one of the reigning pop divas of her time.

The 23-year-old is a four-time Kids’ Choice Award-winner and because of her roots on Nickelodeon, her fan-base tends to skew on the younger side. Witnesses said the audience included many children.

Celebrities flooded Twitter on Thursday with condolences for the victims of the blast.

Tearing up imagining innocent concert goers losing their lives.. praying for everyone and all #arianators . 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 22, 2017

My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected in Manchester. — Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) May 23, 2017

Britain’s leaders, including Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn, responded with solemn statements throughout the night.

Terrible incident in Manchester. My thoughts are with all those affected and our brilliant emergency services. — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) May 22, 2017

Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, called the attack, “an evil act.”

“Manchester will stand strong and stand together,” he said.

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham: "This was an evil act" pic.twitter.com/YDoGjg8c7x — BuzzFeed UK (@BuzzFeedUK) May 23, 2017

London stands with Manchester, London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted.

London stands with Manchester - our thoughts are with all those killed and injured tonight and our brave emergency services. https://t.co/0al1LzXvXE — Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) May 22, 2017

President Donald Trump said that the attack was the work of “evil losers.”

“I won’t call them monsters, because they would like that term ... they’re losers, just remember that,” he said Tuesday during a press conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Trump met with Abbas while on his first foreign trip as president.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it was monitoring the situation, but had “no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving music venues in the United States.”

First lady Melania Trump tweeted sympathies for the victims.

My thoughts and prayers to the families of #Manchester . — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 23, 2017

Leaders in France, which is still under a state of emergency after the 2015 and 2016 attacks in Paris and Nice, expressed solidarity.

“We stand together in the fight against terrorism,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in a tweet.

J'adresse mes pensées au peuple britannique, aux victimes et à leurs proches. Nous menons ensemble le combat contre le terrorisme. — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) May 23, 2017

Monday’s blast comes at a turbulent time for the U.K. Britain is on its second-highest alert level of “severe,” meaning an attack by militants is considered highly likely.

It’s been just two months since a 52-year-old British citizen ran down pedestrians with a vehicle on Westminster Bridge and stabbed a police officer to death before being killed by authorities. Five people , including the attacker and the officer were killed, and more than 40 were injured.

And at the start of next month, Brits are headed to the polls to vote in early elections. May is hoping to strengthen her coalition ahead of talks to exit the European Union. Politicians have agreed to suspend campaigning in the wake of the attack.

Chris D’Angelo, Stephanie Marcus, Jesselyn Cook, Nick Robins-Early and Reuters contributed reporting.

CORRECTION: This article previously misstated Callander’s age as 16; she was 18.

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What You Need to Know About the Attack in Manchester—and How You Can Help

By Michelle Ruiz

Ariana Grande had just finished her concert at Britain's Manchester Arena on Monday night, with an encore performance of her hit song, “Dangerous Woman,” as pink balloons rained down on the crowd and fans had begun to head for the exits. At around 10:30pm, a loud bang erupted from the lobby area of the stadium. A lone male suicide bomber had walked in with an IED strapped to his body, and detonated the explosives near a merchandise stand, killing 22 people and injuring 59.

As the Times of London wrote today , targeting Grande's concert, where the crowds are largely made up of the pop star and former Disney Channel actress’ tween and teen fans and their families “was an attack on innocence itself." Here’s what we know so far about the attack, which is the deadliest in Britain since London's 2005 subway bombing.

Many of the injured and dead are reportedly children and teens. The first two victims identified on Tuesday confirmed fears that the attack would claim many young lives: local officials said eight-year-old Saffie Roussos and 18-year-old Georgina Callander were among the dead. According to the BBC , Roussos went to the concert with her mother and sister, who are both being treated for their injuries. Callander was a student at Britain’s Runshaw College, and, according to fellow fans, a “Grande superfan.” Before Monday's concert she had instagrammed a photo of herself and Grande from 2015, tweeting at the singer: "So excited to see you tomorrow.”

ISIS has claimed responsibility. According to the New York Times , the Islamic State released a chilling statement on the social messaging app Telegraph on Tuesday, saying, “One of the soldiers of the Caliphate was able to place an explosive device within a gathering of the Crusaders in the city of Manchester.”

Police have named 22-year-old Manchester native Salman Abedi as the person suspected of carrying out the attack. Last night, they arrested a 23-year-old man with suspected ties to the attack and raided an apartment believed to be connected. British prime minister Theresa May condemned the attack on Tuesday morning, staying, “all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people, but this attack stands out for its appalling, sickening cowardice, deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless children and young people who should have been enjoying one of the most memorable nights of their lives.”

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Britain has raised its terror threat level to "critical," the highest it's been since 2007 The UK terror threat level has been raised to its highest level of "critical," meaning further attacks may be imminent, Theresa May has said. The move came after investigators were unable to rule out whether the Manchester bombing suspect acted alone. Military personnel will now be deployed to protect key sites.

President Trump slammed the attackers while traveling in Bethlehem. "So many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives, murdered by evil losers," he said. "I won't call them monsters because they would like that term, they would think that is a great name."

Grande has suspended the remainder of her European tour. In the wake of the terrorist attack in Manchester, Grande has reportedly put her tour on hold . She had further stops planned in England, Belgium, Poland, Germany and Switzerland. In the aftermath of the bombing, Grande, 23, had a solemn statement on Twitter: “broken . . . from the bottom of my heart. I am so, so sorry.”

Celebrities have reacted with an outpouring of grief and solidarity. Taylor Swift , Harry Styles , Katy Perry , Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez were among the singers who took to social media to express their condolences.

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James Corden gave an emotional show of support on The Late Late Show :

How You Can Help Among the "Six Practical Ways You Can Help" detailed by Britain's Independent those in the country are directed to give blood (especially those donors with the O+ blood type), as well as offer safe spaces and free rides to those temporarily displaced by cancelled trains. Hundreds of Manchester locals have risen to the occasion, leading the hashtag #roomformanchester to trend as they opened their doors and made their spare bedrooms available to those in need, and giving free rides to the hospital, or the Holiday Inn in the city center that has provided shelter for young teenagers who had become separated from their families.

For those outside of Britain, The Manchester Evening News set up a crowdfunding page , hoping to raise funds to support the families of those who were killed and injured in the attack.

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World News | Survivors of terror attack at 2017 Ariana Grande concert sue British intelligence agency

More than 250 survivors and relatives of victims of the suicide bombing at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in England are suing MI5 , the contry’s domestic intelligence agency.

The attack, which happened on May 22, 2017 at Manchester Arena , left 22 people dead and more than 100 others injured.

A public inquiry released last year determined that MI5 could have had the chance to stop suicide bomber Salman Abedi at the Manchester Airport days before the massacre if it had discussed the information earlier.

“I have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack,” John Saunders, the former judge who headed the investigation, said last year.

Abedi was a “subject of interest” for MI5 in 2014 but the agency closed his case because he was considered low-risk.

Hashem Abedi, the attacker’s brother, was later sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of helping to plan and execute the bombing.

The inquiry found that one officer had new intelligence about Abedi to mark him as a possible threat, but didn’t discuss it with colleagues quickly enough.

The inquiry led to a rare public statement by MI5 head Ken McCallum apologizing for the agency’s failure to “prevent the attack.”

Three law firms coordinated the group claim on behalf of the survivors and relatives and submitted it to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal , an independent court that investigates, among other things, alleged conduct by or on behalf of the U.K. intelligence services.

No further information about the complaint could be released because it is an ongoing legal matter, the firms representing the victims said in a statement.

The complaint marks the first time MI5 has been sued over failing to stop a terrorist attack , according to The Guardian.

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What Really Happened At The Ariana Grande Concert In Manchester, England

A concert for the pop star Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena on Monday, May 22nd, 2017, ended in panic, horror and death when an explosion reportedly erupted at 10:35 PM local time , killing and injuring dozens and leaving thousands more in a state of panic.

The blast, which the New York Times believes occurred in an enclosed space connecting the Manchester Arena to Victoria Station, has since launched a "fast-moving investigation" as Greater Manchester Police, England and the entire world tries to understand exactly what happened. Here is what we know so far.

At least 22 people are confirmed dead

According to the BBC , 22 people, including children, died during the explosion, which reportedly took place just after Grande left the stage ; an additional 59 people were injured, as confirmed in an updated statement by Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of the Greater Manchester Police. 

"Our thoughts are with those 22 victims that we know have died, the 59 people who have been injured and their loved ones," the statement reads. "We continue to do all we can to support them. They are being treated at eight hospitals across Greater Manchester."

Hopkins also said the explosion "has been the most horrific incident we have had to face in Greater Manchester and one that we all hoped we would never see."

Police are treating it as a terrorist attack

Hopkins also confirmed in his statement that the explosion is being treated as a "terrorist incident." "Our priority is to work with the National Counter Terrorist Policing Network and UK intelligence services to establish more details about the individual who carried out this attack," the statement reads. 

Prime Minister Theresa May also said the explosion is "being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack," according to the New York Times .

ISIS later claimed responsibility for the attack, per  ABC News .

BBC News adds that the terror level in the United Kingdom has been at "severe" for almost three years, meaning the threat of an attack is "highly likely."

The identity of the bomber was originally unknown

According to the official police statement , it was believed that the attack "was conducted by one man." "The priority is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network," the statement reads.

The statement also confirmed that the attacker died at the arena. "We believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated causing this atrocity," the statement continues.

"We would ask people not to speculate on his details or to share names," the statement adds. "There is a complex and wide ranging investigation underway."

The New York Times added that the police "were investigating reports that the device had used nuts and bolts as shrapnel," according to other officials.

A 23-year-old was arrested in South Manchester on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017, in connection with the attack, according to  ABC News . The bomber was later identified to be a 22 year old named Salman Abedi, who lived just a few miles from the Arena. According to the  New York Times , the British-born Abedi had traveled "multiple times" to his Libya, from where his parents had immigrated.

It was 'like something out of a war film'

The BBC spoke to numerous victims of the explosion, one of whom had been "thrown to the ground by the force of the explosion" while he was waiting for his wife and daughter in the arena's foyer.

"When I get up and look round, there's just bodies everywhere. I reckon 20-30 bodies," a man identified as Andy told the BBC . "I can't say if some of them were dead but they looked dead."

He continued, "They were covered in blood and were really seriously hurt. The first thing I did was I ran into the arena trying to find my family ... [There were] kids and teenagers just lying there screaming."

Another man, named Gary Walker, added: "We heard the last song go and then suddenly there was a massive flash and then a bang and smoke. I felt a pain in my foot and my leg."

"I turned around to my wife who was standing at the side of me and she said, 'I need to lay down," he continued. "She's got a stomach wound and possible a broken leg. I've got a bit of a hole in my foot where I've got a bit of shrapnel. I was surprised I got away so lightly."

There was chaos inside the arena

Chaos erupted inside the Manchester Arena after the explosion was heard, as concertgoer Karen Ford described to the BBC (via the New York Times ). "Everyone was just getting out of their seats and walking toward the stairs when all of a sudden a huge sound, which sounded like an explosion, went off," she said.

"Everyone tried to push people up the stairs," Ford continued. During the panic, she said that people attempted to push past a woman in the wheelchair and that shoes had been left behind on the floor by people who fled the scene.

"[It was] just chaos," Ford said, adding that people "were being crushed" by the sheer amount of people trying to leave. "I was trying to tell people to calm down," she said.

Ariana Grande was not hurt

Shortly after the explosion occurred, Grande herself confirmed that she was safe, writing on Twitter that the attack had left her "broken." "From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry," she continued. "I don't have words."

TMZ   added that Grande was "inconsolable" and "in hysterics" over the realization that her young fans had been hurt or killed by the explosion.

Her world tour has been suspended

In wake of the bombing, TMZ is reporting that Grande has suspended her world tour indefinitely, due to Grande's emotional state and overall safety concerns. TMZ says the tour was scheduled to make stops in London on May 25th, 2017, followed by stops in Belgium, Poland, Germany and Switzerland.

"We mourn the lives of children and loved ones taken by this cowardly act," Grande's manager, Scott Braun, wrote (via TMZ ). "We ask all of you to hold the victims, their families, and all those affected in your hearts and prayers."

Ariana Grande Suspends Tour After Manchester Attack

By Jon Blistein

Jon Blistein

Ariana Grande  suspended her international Dangerous Woman   Tour following a terrorist attack outside her concert in Manchester , England Monday, CNN reports. A 22-year-old British suicide bomber detonated a homemade explosive, killing 22 people and injuring 59 more.

Grande was scheduled to tour Europe in support of her 2016 album Dangerous Woman through mid-June, while a South American leg was set to begin June 29th in Brazil. It’s unclear if or when Grande will make up the concerts.

Hours after the attack, Grande posted a short message on Twitter: “Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words.” Immediately after the attack, Grande returned to her home in Florida,   Us Weekly  reports.

The Manchester Arena bomber was identified as Salman Abedi , a 22-year-old British man of Libyan descent. British Prime Minister Theresa May said Abedi chose the time and place to inflict “maximum carnage” on young fans. Police have also arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the attack. Islamic State claimed responsibility. However, Chief Constable Ian Hopkins of the Greater Manchester Police said, “The priority remains to establish whether [Abedi] was acting alone or as part of a network.”

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The attack has evoked an outpouring of sorrow and support from musicians and entertainers. Late Late Show host James Corden opened his show Monday with a moving tribute to the victims, while Katy Perry discussed the attack during a radio interview. “I think the greatest thing we can do now is unite as people, as fan bases, all of it,” Perry said. “Whatever we say behind people’s backs, the Internet can be a little bit ruthless as far as fan bases go but I think that the greatest thing we can do is just unite and love on each other. No barriers, no borders, we all just need to co-exist.”

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Ariana Grande Manchester Concert Ends in Explosion, Panic and Death

By Rory Smith and Sewell Chan

• May 22, 2017

MANCHESTER, England — An explosion that appeared to be a suicide bombing killed at least 22 people on Monday night and wounded 59 others at an Ariana Grande concert filled with adoring adolescent fans, in what the police were treating as a terrorist attack.

Panic and mayhem seized the crowd at the Manchester Arena as the blast reverberated through the building, just as the show was ending and pink balloons were dropping from the rafters in a signature flourish by Ms. Grande, a 23-year-old American pop star on an international tour.

Traumatized concertgoers, including children separated from parents, screamed and fled what appeared to be the deadliest episode of terrorism in Britain since the 2005 London transit bombings.

Speaking to reporters early Tuesday, Manchester’s chief constable, Ian Hopkins, said the police learned of the explosion around 10:33 p.m. Children were among those killed, he added, and the wounded were taken to eight hospitals.

Chief Constable Hopkins said that a man had detonated “an improvised explosive device” and had been killed in the blast. He said the police believed that the man had acted alone, but that they were trying to determine whether he had been part of a wider network. Other officials said the police were investigating reports that the device had used nuts and bolts as shrapnel.

The scene in central Manchester immediately evoked the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015 , which included a deadly assault inside the Bataclan concert hall, where the Eagles of Death Metal had been playing. But unlike the Bataclan show, the Manchester concert was filled with young teenagers.

“This is currently being treated as a terrorist incident until the police know otherwise,” the Manchester police said in a Twitter post .

Prime Minister Theresa May said her thoughts were with the victims and their families in “what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack.” She was scheduled to lead a meeting of the government’s crisis response committee on Tuesday morning.

At least one explosion went off in the foyer of the arena, according to the British Transport Police , the force that protects the Manchester Victoria train station next to the arena. The station was evacuated.

Early Tuesday morning, Sky News reported that a bomb disposal team had arrived on the scene as part of the investigation and that the security cordon around the arena had been widened.

Gary Walker, who was at the show with his wife and two daughters, said he “heard a massive bang and saw a flash” just as the concert concluded. He turned and realized that his wife had been hurt. Mr. Walker, who is from the northern city of Leeds, said she had a stomach wound and possibly a broken leg. He said he lay down on the floor beside her and saw “metal nuts on the floor.”

Ms. Walker was taken to a hospital, Mr. Walker said while standing with his daughters in Deansgate, the main shopping street in Manchester.

Another concertgoer, Sasina Akhtar, told The Manchester Evening News that there had been an explosion at the back of the arena after the last song. “We saw young girls with blood on them,” she said. “Everyone was screaming, and people were running.”

Ms. Grande, a singer with a big voice who started her career as a star on a Nickelodeon TV series, is on an international tour supporting her 2016 album, “ Dangerous Woman .” Two additional acts, Victoria Monét and Bia, performed as openers on Monday. The tour was scheduled to continue on Thursday at the O2 Arena in London.

Ms. Grande was not hurt. TMZ, the entertainment news website, reported that she was “in hysterics” over the deadly blast.

Her manager, Scooter Braun, said on Twitter , “We mourn the lives of children and loved ones taken by this cowardly act.”

Parents separated from their children during the mayhem were told to go to a Holiday Inn, where many youngsters had taken refuge. A number of hotels, including the Holiday Inn and a Travelodge, opened their doors to concertgoers trapped inside the police cordon, providing them with drinks and phone chargers to enable them to contact family members. Residents also offered stranded concertgoers places to stay in their homes.

The confusion and fear in the hours afterward were reflected on social media. One Twitter post asked: “Did anybody see my girlfriend? I lost her in the chaos.”

SMG, the Pennsylvania-based company that manages the Manchester Arena, and Wes Westley, the company’s president and chief executive, described the precautions at the site.

“It is obviously as tight security as anywhere in the States,” he said in an interview. “Backpacks are not allowed. Drinks are taken away from people. You have to go through very strict security to enter the arena.”

The BBC interviewed a man who was waiting outside the arena to pick up his wife and daughter. He recounted that the “whole building shook,” that there was “carnage everywhere,” and that the explosion appeared to come from near the stadium’s ticket area.

Videos posted on Twitter showed concertgoers running and screaming. Hannah Dane, who attended the performance, told The Guardian that she had heard “quite a loud explosion.”

“It shook,” she said. “Then everyone screamed and tried to get out.”

The Manchester Arena opened in 1995 and can hold up to 18,000 concertgoers; it was not clear how many people were in this crowd for the concert.

Karen Ford told the BBC that she had been leaving the show when the blast occurred. “Everyone was just getting out of their seats and walking toward the stairs when all of a sudden a huge sound, which sounded like an explosion, went off,” she said.

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“Everyone tried to push people up the stairs,” Ms. Ford recalled, adding that in the chaos, people tried to push past a woman in a wheelchair as children screamed.

She said there was no smoke, just one very loud bang. “It was very, very loud,” she said, adding that her husband thought he had heard a second explosion. “There were shoes on the floor” left behind by people who had fled, she recalled.

“Just chaos,” she added. “I was trying to tell people to calm down.” She said the masses of people trying to flee created a perilous situation: “We were being crushed.”

Outside, Ms. Ford said, parents awaited children who had attended the concert, checking their smartphones in a panic. “Everyone was trying to find each other,” she said.

While the country and the world reacted to the news of the explosion and deaths with dismay, anger and grief, the British authorities, who have foiled numerous terrorist plots, were probably not surprised.

The terrorist threat level set by MI5, the domestic intelligence service, has been at “severe,” the second-highest level, for months now, meaning officials considered an attack “highly likely.”

While disenchanted young people can be radicalized through extremist websites, officials are particularly worried about the return of hundreds of battle-trained fighters who had left Britain or other European countries to join jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.

Voters in Britain will go to the polls on June 8 in a general election, but the governing Conservatives — along with Labour, the Scottish National Party, and the Liberal Democrats — agreed to suspend campaigning because of the attack.

With the election approaching, however, the Manchester assault seems bound to become part of the political discourse.

Rory Smith reported from Manchester, and Sewell Chan from London. Reporting was contributed by Steven Erlanger from London; Adam Goldman from Washington; and Matthew Haag, Caryn Ganz, Rick Gladstone and Ben Sisario from New York.

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UK police: 22 confirmed dead after terror incident at Ariana Grande concert

Updated on: May 23, 2017 / 2:15 AM EDT / CBS/AP

At least 22 people are dead and 59 injured after a blast Monday night in Manchester, England, at an Ariana Grande concert, police say.

At a news conference late Monday,  Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said authorities are treating the explosion at Manchester Arena as a "terrorist incident" until they have further information.

"This is a very concerning time for everyone," Hopkins said. 

Early Tuesday, Hopkins said there are children among the deceased.

Hopkins said a man detonated what appears to have been an improvised explosive device.

Manchester police say more than 400 officers were deployed overnight.

The White House says President Trump, in Israel on the second leg of his first trip abroad since taking office, is being kept up to date on the situation in Manchester.

An emergency number was released for all those concerned about their loved ones or anyone who may have been in the area: 0161 856 9400.

CBS News can confirm the attack was conducted by a suicide bomber, according to two U.S. law enforcement officials. The suspected bomber traveled by Tube to Victoria Station, went to the arena's ticket area and detonated the explosive device as people were leaving the concert. Ball bearings have been recovered. Investigators are tracing the bomber's movements through CCTV.

Body parts of the suicide bomber have been recovered, CBS News has learned.

Latest statement on incident at Manchester Arena @CCIanHopkins pic.twitter.com/GEABqAk5rr — G M Police (@gmpolice) May 23, 2017

A source also told CBS News one person was detained in a vehicle but it is not clear what, if any, involvement that potential suspect may have had in the incident.

A representative said  Ariana Grande was not injured .

Late tonight, Grande shared a message on Twitter writing: "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so sorry. i don't have words"

broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words. — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017

Britain's terrorist threat level has been set at "severe" in recent years indicating an attack is highly likely.

Witnesses reported hearing two loud bangs coming from near the arena's bars at about 10:35 p.m. but there were few other details. Emergency vehicles were helping the injured and bomb disposal units were later seen outside the venue.

"A huge bomb-like bang went off that hugely panicked everyone and we were all trying to flee the arena," concertgoer Majid Khan, 22, told Britain's Press Association. "It was one bang and essentially everyone from the other side of the arena where the bang was heard from suddenly came running towards us as they were trying to exit."

Oliver Jones, 17, said, "The bang echoed around the foyer of the arena and people started to run."

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Police advised the public to avoid the area around the Manchester Arena, and the train station near the arena, Victoria Station, was evacuated and all trains canceled.

"Due to an incident involving the emergency services [Manchester Victoria] has been evacuated," Northern train service officials said. "We will provide further updates when possible."

Due to an incident involving the emergency services #ManchesterVictoria has been evacuated. We will provide further updates when possible. — Northern (@northernassist) May 22, 2017

Zach Bruce, who was at the concert, described the scene on the phone to CBSN.

"It was one loud bang -- it was so loud," Bruce said.

Asked if he would describe it as an explosion, he said yes -- "It was an explosion."

He described people panicking. "I didn't know what was going on," he said.

One Twitter user said she heard an "explosion" from inside the area, where Grande performed moments earlier. There were no immediate details of what happened during the concert.

Video from inside the arena showed concertgoers screaming as they made their way out amid a sea of pink balloons.

EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER ARENA AND EVERYONE RAN OUT SO SCARY😭 pic.twitter.com/pJbUBoELtE — ♡♡ (@hannawwh) May 22, 2017

One concert goer told BBC Radio 5 Live she was one of the first people to exit the stadium. She said she heard an explosion toward the end of the performance. There were an estimated 20,000 people inside the arena on Monday night.

The U.S. Embassy in London issued a statement Monday alerting U.S. citizens to "maintain security awareness" and seek guidance from local authorities.

"We strongly encourage U.S. citizens in the United Kingdom to directly contact concerned family members in the United States to advise them of  your safety," the statement read.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said in a statement that officials "are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack."

"All our thoughts are with the victims and the families of those who have been affected," May said.

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, responded to reports of the incident on Twitter.

"Terrible incident in Manchester," he said. "My thoughts are with all those affected and our brilliant emergency services."

Terrible incident in Manchester. My thoughts are with all those affected and our brilliant emergency services. — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) May 22, 2017

The Dangerous Woman Tour is the third concert tour by Grande and supports her third studio album, "Dangerous Woman."

Grande's role as Cat Valentine on Nickelodeon's high school sitcom "Victorious" propelled her to teen idol status, starting in 2010. The 23-year-old Grande, with her signature high ponytail, went on to also star in spinoffs that included "iCarly," as she worked to develop her recording career.

The tour began in Phoenix in February. After Manchester, Grande was to perform at venues in Europe, including Belgium, Poland, Germany, Switzerland and France, with concerts in Latin America and Asia to follow.

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Ariana Grande Suspends Tour After Manchester Bombing

Pop singer Ariana Grande has suspended upcoming tour dates in the wake of the deadly suicide bombing that claimed 22 lives after her concert in Manchester, England, according to her management.

Grande’s management team announced in a statement Wednesday that it had suspended the “Dangerous Woman” tour “until we can further assess the situation and pay our proper respects to those lost.”

Grande’s performances in London that were scheduled for this week, as well as all shows through June 5, have been cancelled, the management team said.

"We ask at this time that we all continue to support the city of Manchester and all those families affected by this cowardice and senseless act of violence," the singer's management said in its statement. "Our way of life has once again been threatened but we will overcome this together."

The pop singer has not made a public statement following the Monday night attack, but turned to Twitter to say that she was left “broken” and speechless in its aftermath.

"Broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words," she said in the post.

broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words. — Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017

The suicide attack left 22 dead and 59 injured, with many of those in life-threatening condition, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday. The victims included children and young people attending the concert at Manchester Arena on Monday.

May announced during a televised statement Tuesday night that the United Kingdom had raised its terror level to “critical” — the highest category — meaning that another attack “may be imminent.”

She also announced that British troops would be deployed to assist police in protecting the public and major landmarks in the wake of the attack.

Police said on Wednesday that suspected bomber Salman Abedi was part of a terrorist network and not acting as a lone-wolf. Six suspects have been arrested so far. That includes the suspect's brother Hashem Abedi and his father, whose name was not immediately available. They were arrested in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, NBC News' U.K. partner ITV News reported. Four other men were also detained in south Manchester in connection with the case.

Multiple intelligence and law enforcement officials told NBC News that Abedi was also on the radar of the U.S. intelligence community before the attack.

Meanwhile, fans of fellow pop star Justin Bieber have flooded social media, pleading with him to cancel his upcoming British tour dates following the attack, according to Reuters.

Daniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.

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Manchester Arena attack survivors and relatives take legal action against MI5

More than 250 people join group action claiming security service failed to take steps that could have prevented 2017 bombing

Hundreds of the Manchester Arena bombing survivors, along with relatives of the victims, have launched legal action against MI5, claiming it failed to take action that could have stopped the attack.

More than 250 people have joined the group action against MI5 and have submitted their claim to the investigatory powers tribunal, which hears complaints against the intelligence services.

It is believed to be the first time MI5 has been sued over its failure to stop a domestic terror attack.

A statement on behalf of Hudgell Solicitors, Slater and Gordon, and Broudie Jackson Canter, the three lead firms representing the group, said: “Legal teams representing injured survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 can confirm that they have collectively submitted a group claim on behalf of more than 250 clients to the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT).

“As it is an ongoing legal matter, we are unable or provide any further details, or comment further, at this stage.”

The security service’s director general, Ken McCallum, previously issued a public apology over the failure to stop the suicide bomber Salman Abedi, 22, whom MI5 had received intelligence about in the run-up to the atrocity.

An inquiry into the attack, which left 22 people dead and hundreds injured, concluded that MI5 missed a “significant opportunity” to prevent the bombing.

The inquiry’s chair, Sir John Saunders, said there was a “realistic possibility” investigators could have stopped the bombing if they had acted more decisively on two key pieces of intelligence, but it was “quite impossible” to say definitively whether any different action would have prevented the blast.

Andrew Roussos, the father of eight-year-old Saffie Roussos, who was the youngest of those killed in the attack, previously said suing MI5 was the “only way to learn” .

“Everybody learns by hitting them hard in the pocket, I am sorry to say,” he told Times Radio. “At 2017 we were at the highest alert and everybody was warned of an attack in this country, and MI5 – who, their sole job, they are well funded and well equipped – had 22 pieces of information about Salman Abedi.

“So, if they would have learned lessons, they wouldn’t have allowed Abedi to walk into that arena. So, yes, MI5 have, for me, most of the blame.”

Abedi detonated a homemade bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017 as hundreds of people were leaving an Ariana Grande concert, in the deadliest terror attack in Britain since the 7 July 2005 bombings in London.

He had packed the bomb with metal nuts and bolts that left many of the survivors, mostly children and young people, with serious injuries.

The inquiry into the attack, which concluded last year, found that Abedi’s return from Libya four days before the blast would have been taken “extremely seriously” by MI5 had key pieces of intelligence been taken more seriously in the preceding months .

It also found that the agency could have discovered Abedi’s homemade device, stored in a car in Manchester, if an investigation had begun earlier.

Roussos said: “Salman Abedi should not have made it to that arena that night. There were too many missed opportunities.”

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LONDON (AP) — More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, are taking legal action against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, lawyers said.

Lawyers from three law firms said Sunday they have submitted a group claim on behalf of more than 250 clients to the U.K.’s investigatory powers tribunal. They said they could not provide further details because it was an ongoing legal matter.

Suicide bomber Salman Abedi set up a knapsack bomb in Manchester Arena at the end of Grande’s concert on May 22, 2017, as thousands of young fans were leaving. More than 100 people were injured, many of them children and teenagers. Abedi died in the explosion.

An official inquiry reported last year that Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5, didn’t act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the bombing, the deadliest extremist attack in the U.K. in recent years.

Abedi had been a “subject of interest” to MI5 officials in 2014, but his case was closed shortly after because he was deemed to be low risk.

The report also found that one MI5 officer admitted they considered intelligence about Abedi to be a possible national security concern, but didn’t discuss it with colleagues quickly enough.

Ken McCallum, the head of MI5, said in a rare televised statement that he was “profoundly sorry” his agency was unable to prevent the attack.

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Ariana Grande Suspends World Tour After Manchester Attack

Ariana Grande suspended her Dangerous Woman world tour, with shows cancelled through June 5 after the deadly attack at her concert in Manchester.

The tour will remain suspended “until we can further assess the situation and pay our proper respects to those lost,” Grande’s management team said in a statement.

A suicide bomb attack left 22 dead, including the suspect, and around 59 people injured. The bomb went off at the end of Grande’s show in Manchester Arena.

pic.twitter.com/vklXSe58xQ — Team Ariana (@TeamAriana) May 24, 2017

“We ask at this time that we all continue to support the city of Manchester and all those families affected by this cowardice and senseless act of violence,” Grande’s management team said in a release.

Grande’s tour had scheduled performances throughout the world through September.

“Our way of life has once again been threatened,” the release read, “but we will overcome this together.”

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Hunderte Überlebende des Anschlags auf das Ariana-Grande-Konzert haben sich zusammengeschlossen: Weil der Inlandsgeheimdienst Hinweise auf den späteren Täter falsch einschätzte, soll er zur Verantwortung gezogen werden.

Mehr als 250 Überlebende des islamistischen Attentats nach einem Konzert von Ariana Grande verklagen den britischen Inlandsgeheimdienst MI5. Bei dem Terroranschlag am 22. Mai 2017 hatte ein Selbstmordattentäter mit einer Bombe in Manchester 22 Musikfans getötet und Hunderte verletzt. Eine Untersuchung hatte ergeben, dass der MI5 trotz hilfreicher Hinweise eine bedeutende Chance verpasst hatte, den Anschlag zu verhindern.

Geheimdienstinformationen hätten dazu führen können, dass der Selbstmordattentäter zu einem Auto verfolgt wird, in dem er den Sprengstoff gelagert hatte. MI5-Chef Ken McCallum hatte nach Erscheinen des Untersuchungsberichts vor gut einem Jahr sein "tiefes Bedauern" ausgedrückt.

Ariana Grande trat im Juni 2017 beim Benefizkonzert für die Opfer des Terroranschlags in der Manchester Arena auf.

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Rechtsvertreter von Überlebenden reichten nun eine Sammelklage beim zuständigen Untersuchungsgericht ein, wie die britische Nachrichtenagentur PA meldete. Das Gericht ist für die Sicherheitsbehörden und Geheimdienste zuständig. Einzelheiten gaben die beteiligten Kanzleien zunächst nicht bekannt. Der MI5 wollte die Klage ebenfalls nicht kommentieren.

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Die Untersuchung hatte ergeben, dass der MI5 damals zwei Informationen über den Attentäter als nicht relevant eingestuft hatte. Ein Beamter hatte eingeräumt, dass die Behörde im Zusammenhang mit einem Hinweis ein möglicherweise dringendes nationales Sicherheitsrisiko in Betracht gezogen habe. Er habe dies jedoch nicht sofort mit Kollegen besprochen und an dem Tag keinen Bericht verfasst. In der Folge wurde die Gelegenheit verpasst, eine möglicherweise wichtige Ermittlungsmaßnahme zu ergreifen.

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Ariana Grande opens up about her new album Eternal Sunshine

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Everything we know about Ariana Grande's Eternal Sunshine Tour tickets, prices, presale, dates and setlist so far.

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I'm so into the idea of seeing Ariana Grande do an Eternal Sunshine tour this year, I can barely breathe...but is it happening?

Last time Ariana Grande released an album, it was the pandemic and she told Zach Sang that she had no interest in touring Positions until it was safe to do so. She said that she didn't want to put her fans in any danger. Ariana also teased that she liked touring Sweetener and Thank U, Next together and likely wouldn't do another tour until she had another album out.

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Fast forward to 2024 and the Eternal Sunshine era is officially in full swing. Is Ariana Grande going on tour this year though? If she is, what are the tour dates, locations, ticket prices and presale codes? Here's what Ariana has said about it so far.

When is Ariana Grande going on tour?

Will there be an Eternal Sunshine tour?

Talking to Zach Sang about a potential Eternal Sunshine tour in February 2024, Ariana said: "I would love to do shows. I love being on stage. I miss being on stage. I miss my fans so much. That's the honest to god truth."

However, Ariana then admitted that she struggled with touring in 2019. She said: "I had a really hard time emotionally on my last tour but I think that's because of where I was at. Just like with music, I'm really excited to redefine my relationship to shows when I'm ready and to see what that looks like."

As for if there's time in 2024, Ariana added: "I do have a very busy year with this [album] and with Wicked , and then next year I also have Wicked Part Two . I'm interested to see what that would look like. It would obviously be shorter if it were anything it would be a littler something."

Ariana ended by saying: "I definitely do have the itch. But then again, I’m not ready to announce any sort of thing, or get people too excited because I don’t want to disappoint."

With this in mind, it appears that no tour is currently set in stone. However, Ariana may still do a small run of shows so bookmark this page for updates.

Ariana Grande is unsure if she will tour 'Eternal Sunshine' 🎤 pic.twitter.com/sC9cNIpS6Y — Zach Sang Show (@ZachSangShow) February 27, 2024

Ariana Grande tour presale codes: How to find a presale code for your country

As it stands, Ariana has said nothing official about a tour so far. A couple of fan tweets have gone viral suggesting that there is a tour presale access code in her website coding but these all appear to be fake with fans simply using it as a way to encourage people to preorder Ariana's album. Nevertheless, if a tour happens, there will likely be a presale.

If Ariana follows in the footsteps of artists like Beyoncé , Taylor Swift and Harry Styles , she will probably have a Citi Verified Fan Presale in the US and an O2 Priority Presale in the UK. There may also be separate Live Nation and fan presales.

If Ariana does announce a tour, it would be wise to sign up to her mailing list to get any presale information as soon as it becomes available.

Ariana Grande tour ticket prices: How much will the tickets be?

Prices for an Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine tour will likely depend on what kind of venues she performs in. Tickets for her last arena tour cost between $35 and $225. Based on her telling Zach Sang, she'd like to do something smaller, there's a chance that venues will be smaller and tickets will be more expensive.

Eternal Sunshine Tour dates: When is Ariana Grande going on tour in 2024?

Again, there's no news yet on whether Ariana is touring this year so no dates are currently available. If she does tour in any capacity it will have to take place before official promotion for Wicked starts. Wicked comes out in cinemas worldwide on November 27th. Taking this into consideration, any tour would likely wrap before November.

Ariana Grande tour locations: What cities will Ariana Grande play in?

While I think we would all like an Eternal Sunshine world tour, Ariana's Zach comments suggest that whatever she does for Eternal Sunshine will be on a much smaller scale than Sweetener.

With this in mind, it's unlikely that there will be shows outside of the US but she could have a livestream or filmed show planned.

Ariana Grande Eternal Sunshine tour setlist: What songs will she play?

Without any tour announcements, there's no knowing what songs Ariana Grande would perform on an Eternal Sunshine tour at the moment. Nevertheless, Ariana tends to heavily feature her recent projects in live shows, so expect lots of songs from Eternal Sunshine and Positions to feature alongside her biggest hits.

If Ariana does one-off Eternal Sunshine shows, it's also possible that she will opt to perform the album in full instead of a more traditional setlist.

Bookmark this page and we'll let you know as soon as we know more.

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Manchester Arena bombing survivors and relatives sue MI5 for not stopping attack

H undreds of survivors and family members of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing are taking legal action against MI5 after claims they did not take action that could have prevented the attack.

22 people died and hundreds were injured when suicide bomber Salman Abedi set off a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in May 2017.

More than 250 people impacted by the attack have filed a group claim to The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), which handles complaints against intelligence services.

Hudgell Solicitors, Slater & Gordon and Broudie Jackson Canter are the three lead firms representing the victims, in what is believed to be the first case of the MI5 being sued over its failure to stop a domestic terror attack.

In a statement released by the firms, they confirmed the legal action: ‘Legal teams representing injured survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 can confirm that they have collectively submitted a group claim on behalf of more than 250 clients to the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT), reported The Times.

‘As it is an ongoing legal matter, we are unable or provide any further details, or comment further, at this stage.’

Last year an inquiry found the secret services could have prevented the attack if it acted on key intelligence received months before.

The chair of the inquiry, Sir John Saunders, said there was a ‘realistic possibility’ that investigators could have stopped the bombing had they acted more decisively on pieces of intelligence.

The father of eight-year-old Saffie Roussos, the youngest killed in the attack, has said the MI5 hold ‘most’ of the blame for him.

‘Everybody learns by hitting them hard in the pocket, I am sorry to say,’ he told Times Radio.

‘At 2017 we were at the highest alert and everybody was warned of an attack in this country, and MI5 – who, their sole job, they are well funded and well equipped – had 22 pieces of information about Salman Abedi.

‘So, if they would have learned lessons, they wouldn’t have allowed Abedi to walk into that arena. So, yes, MI5 have, for me, most of the blame.’

The inquiry also found the attackers’ return from Libya would have been taken ‘extremely seriously’ by the MI5 if key pieces of intelligence in the months leading up to the attack had been taken more seriously.

It found if an investigation into Abedi had begun earlier, MI5 could have found his homemade device, which was stored in a car in Manchester.

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