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Theresa May Suggests 'Wider Group' of People May Be Linked to Manchester Attack

© AFP 2023 / Oli SCARFFA police cordon surrounds Manchester Arena in Manchester, northwest England following the deadly terror attacks on May 23, 2017.
A police cordon surrounds Manchester Arena in Manchester, northwest England following the deadly terror attacks on May 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May suggested on Tuesday that a "wider group of individuals" could be linked to the Manchester terror attack that was perpetrated by one man on Monday and resulted in 22 deaths.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — More than one person may be connected to the Manchester attack, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday.

"It is a possibility we cannot ignore, that there is a wider group of individuals linked to this attack," May said after a meeting of the government's Cobra emergency response committee, as quoted by Fox News channel's Twitter.

Armed police patrol the streets near to Manchester Arena in central Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
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She confirmed that the suspected attack perpetrator was born in the United Kingdom.

On Monday night, an explosion occurred outside the Manchester Arena at the end of US singer Ariana Grande's concert, leaving at least 22 people dead and over 120 others injured. UK police named one Salman Abedi, 22, the perpetrator of the attack.

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