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2017 suicide bombing This article is about the 2017 suicide bombing. On 22 May 2017, an Islamist extremist suicide bomber detonated a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb as people were leaving the Manchester Arena following a concert by US singer Ariana Grande . Twenty-three people died, including the attacker, and 139 were wounded, more than half of them children. The bomber was Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old local man of Libyan ancestry.1 After initial suspicions of a terrorist network, police later said they believed Abedi had largely acted alone but that others had been aware of his plans. In March 2020, the bomber's brother, Hashem Abedi, was found guilty of 22 counts of murder in relation to the attack.2The incident was the deadliest terrorist attack and the first suicide bombing in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings .3
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2017 terrorist attack in the United Kingdom Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e The Manchester Arena bombing , or Manchester Arena attack , was an Islamic terrorist suicide bombing of the Manchester Arena in Manchester , England , on 22 May 2017, following a concert by American pop singer Ariana Grande .Perpetrated by Islamic extremist Salman Abedi and aided by his brother, Hashem Abedi, the bombing occurred at 10:31 p.m. and killed 22 people, injured 1,017, and destroyed the arena's foyer.It was the deadliest act of terrorism and the first suicide bombing in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings .The perpetrator was motivated by the deaths of Muslim children resulting from the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War .Carrying a large backpack, he detonated an improvised explosive device containing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and nuts and bolts serving as shrapnel. After initial suspicions of a terrorist network, police later said they believed Abedi had largely acted alone, but that others had been aware of his plans. In 2020, Hashem Abedi was tried and convicted for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy , and he was sentenced to life imprisonment in August 2020 with a minimum term of 55 years, the longest ever imposed by a British court.A public inquiry released in 2021 found that "more should have been done" by British police to stop the attack, while MI5 admitted it acted "too slowly" in dealing with Abedi.Grande hosted a benefit concert on 4 June entitled One Love Manchester , raising a total of £17 million towards victims of the bombing, and she briefly suspended her tour.Anti-Muslim hate crimes increased in the Greater Manchester area following the attack, according to police.Prime Minister Theresa May formed the Commission for Countering Extremism in response to the bombing.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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2017 terrorist attack in the United Kingdom Organizational structures Financing Fronting Radicalization ( online ) Training camp Death squad Clandestine cell system Leaderless resistance Lone wolf Domestic Methods Tactics Agro-terrorism Aircraft hijacking list Beheading Guillotine #Reign of Terror Islamic views Salafi Bombing Animal-borne Car list Improvised Letter Proxy Threat Bioterrorism Cyberterrorism Dry run Environmental Hostage-taking Incitement to terrorism Individual terror Insurgency Kidnapping Nuclear Paper Piracy Propaganda of the deed Shooting School Spree Stabbing Stochastic Suicide attack Country categories Rockets and mortars Urban terrorism Vehicle-ramming Relationship to states Response to terrorism v t e The Manchester Arena bombing , or Manchester Arena attack , was an Islamic terrorist suicide bombing of Manchester Arena in Manchester , England, on 22 May 2017, following a concert by the American pop singer Ariana Grande . Perpetrated by Islamic extremist Salman Abedi and aided by his brother, Hashem Abedi, the bombing occurred at 22:31 and killed 22 people, injured 1,017, and destroyed the arena's foyer. It was the deadliest act of terrorism and the first suicide bombing in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings . The perpetrator was motivated by the deaths of Muslim children resulting from US intervention in the Syrian civil war . Carrying a large backpack, he detonated an improvised explosive device containing triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and nuts and bolts serving as shrapnel. After initial suspicions of a terrorist network, police later said they believed Abedi had largely acted alone, but that others had been aware of his plans. In 2020, Hashem Abedi was tried and convicted for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy , and he was sentenced to life imprisonment in August 2020 with a minimum term of 55 years, the longest ever imposed by a British court. A public inquiry released in 2021 found that 'more should have been done' by British police to stop the attack, while MI5 admitted it acted too slowly in dealing with Abedi. Grande briefly suspended her tour and hosted a benefit concert on 4 June entitled One Love Manchester , raising a total of £17 million towards victims of the bombing. Anti-Muslim hate crimes increased in the Greater Manchester area following the attack, according to police. Prime Minister Theresa May formed the Commission for Countering Extremism in response to the bombing. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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