Prime Minister Theresa May says Britain’s threat level from terrorism has been raised to critical - meaning an attack may be imminent.
The status means armed soldiers could be deployed instead of police at public events including sports matches. The threat level had been at the second-highest run of “severe” for several years.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the horror, which also wounded 59 people, though a top American intelligence official said the assertion could not be verified. Manchester Police Chief Ian Hopkins identified the bomber as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, who authorities said died in the attack. Police raided two sites in the northern English city, setting off a controlled explosion in one, and arresting a 23-year-old man in a third location.
May said Abedi was born and raised in Britain. A European security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on ongoing investigations, said Abedi was of Libyan descent. There was no information released on the man who was arrested.
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