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Dozen of Children, Teenagers in Hospital After Manchester Terror Attack

© AFP 2023 / Oli SCARFFA floral tribute and a teddy bear are pictured alongside police tape near to the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, northwest England on May 23, 2017
A floral tribute and a teddy bear are pictured alongside police tape near to the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, northwest England on May 23, 2017 - Sputnik International
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A total of 12 children under age of 16 are among those treated following the Monday terrorist attack, the BBC reported Tuesday, citing North West Ambulance Service David Ratcliffe.

LONDON (Sputnik) — A deadly blast occurred outside the Manchester Arena at the end of US singer Ariana Grande's concert on Monday night, leaving at least 22 people dead and 59 injured. Daesh, which is outlawed in Russia, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.

UK police have confirmed the attack to be an act of terror performed by one person, who died after detonating an explosive device.

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Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and many other world leaders and prominent politicians expressed their condolences over the deadly blast.

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