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Manchester attack: bomb disposal experts deployed to college in Hulme – latest updates | |
(35 minutes later) | |
11.21am BST | |
11:21 | |
The crowd in central Manchester joined a woman singing the Oasis hit Don’t Look Back in Anger after the minute’s silence. | |
Goosebumps! The amazing moment Manchester crowd joins in with woman singing Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger after minutes silence pic.twitter.com/Cw4mOq8yde | |
11.16am BST | |
11:16 | |
Frances Perraudin | |
This was the scene earlier on Linby Street. | |
A friend has sent me these pics of Linby St from earlier. He saw a dog van and bomb disposal. #Manchester pic.twitter.com/cWunc6LcWX | |
11.15am BST | |
11:15 | |
Police have sealed off a wide area south-west of Manchester city centre as bomb disposal experts are deployed to the college on Linby street. | |
Other end of the cordon on Chorlton Rd. Blocked off area is huge. #Manchester pic.twitter.com/U5roM09JC2 | |
This is the edge of cordon around incident in Linby St, Hulme - bomb disposal is on site pic.twitter.com/9SQ2zwSOJd | |
The police helicopter is roaring overhead as police stand guard at the cordon and a bomb disposal squad arrive at the scene pic.twitter.com/yVANWMteAk | |
11.11am BST | |
11:11 | |
The ongoing alert in Hulme marred the minute’s silence. | |
Hundreds gathered in St Ann's Square for the minutes silence. Only the sound of the police helicopter above. pic.twitter.com/1T8IpIlZJU | |
Greater Manchester police chief Ian Hopkins thanks the emergency services for their response to Manchester attacks pic.twitter.com/pocvQlpGNE | |
Manchester minute's silence. Primary school pupils. Teachers in tears. https://t.co/8TM7PXzr0N | |
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at 11.11am BST | |
11.05am BST | |
11:05 | |
Bomb disposal teams are believed to have been sent to the Castlefield Campus on Linby Street. | |
Its website says it is part of the Manchester Federation of EBSD Schools. | |
We cater for young people with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Castlefield campus is for pupils in years 10 and 11 from both Meade Hill and Southern Cross, located in the north and south of the city respectively. Castlefield campus is an exciting place to learn, where each person is valued and everyone is encouraged to succeed to the best of their ability. | |
UPDATE - We can confirm the incident is on Linby Street in Hulme. | |
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at 11.09am BST | |
11.00am BST | |
11:00 | |
Minute's silence | |
The UK is about to observe a minute’s silence for the victims of the Manchester attack. | |
The silence will be marked at all government buildings and other organisations may follow suit. | |
Flags on government buildings will remain at half-mast until the evening of 25 May. | |
Updated | |
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10.58am BST | |
10:58 | |
Bomb disposal experts arrive | |
Army bomb disposal experts have been deployed to the college in Trafford as police clear a wide area. | |
“Please be aware the EOD have now arrived on site,” Manchester police said in a statement. | |
Bomb disposal unit now on the scene in Hulme, Manchester. Police shout "take cover". pic.twitter.com/aPJ7E1GD9X | |
Updated | |
at 10.59am BST | |
10.53am BST | |
10:53 | |
Army deployed to college in Trafford | |
Armed police have blocked off access to Chorlton Road in south-west Manchester after being called to college in Trafford. We don’t yet know if this is connected with the investigation into the bomb attack. | |
The army is being deployed a day after Manchester chief police, Ian Hopkins, said troops were not being deployed in the city. | |
UPDATE - The army are on their way to the college in Trafford. | |
Police blocking off access to Chorlton Rd. Armed police. GMP say they are responding to a call at a college in Trafford #Manchester pic.twitter.com/JedWHPwUvx | |
Police are responding to a call at a college in Trafford. pic.twitter.com/ih4PZiu37w | |
Police are hastily clearing this area. Urgent shouts of "move now". #manchester pic.twitter.com/nJV16jYQEP | |
Police at the cordon on Chevassut Street in Hulme. The size of the cordon is being increased all the time pic.twitter.com/eBcHQv52uD | |
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10.15am BST | 10.15am BST |
10:15 | 10:15 |
Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
A woman who lives near the address raided this morning in Moss Side said she reported a suspicious car parked outside the house on the night of the attack. | A woman who lives near the address raided this morning in Moss Side said she reported a suspicious car parked outside the house on the night of the attack. |
The green Seat Ibiza remains outside the searched property, and was first noticed by Lorna Reilly on the morning after the attack. | The green Seat Ibiza remains outside the searched property, and was first noticed by Lorna Reilly on the morning after the attack. |
Reilly, a 26-year-old mother of one, said: “I was concerned about the car because we know all the cars on the street. I phoned 101 on Tuesday as I had not seen it before. It was out of place where it’s parked. It was left in the night.” | Reilly, a 26-year-old mother of one, said: “I was concerned about the car because we know all the cars on the street. I phoned 101 on Tuesday as I had not seen it before. It was out of place where it’s parked. It was left in the night.” |
Reilly said the “whole house shook” when the police carried out a controlled explosion to gain entry to the property. | Reilly said the “whole house shook” when the police carried out a controlled explosion to gain entry to the property. |
“I ran to the front window, the armed police were stood near the car, there was also a police dog barking. The armed officers shouted ‘get back from the windows. I was terrified’. | “I ran to the front window, the armed police were stood near the car, there was also a police dog barking. The armed officers shouted ‘get back from the windows. I was terrified’. |
Reilly said she thought a Middle Eastern couple in the 30s or 40s lived in the property, but she has not seen them or anyone else for three or four days. No arrests were made. | Reilly said she thought a Middle Eastern couple in the 30s or 40s lived in the property, but she has not seen them or anyone else for three or four days. No arrests were made. |
Seat Ibiza parked outside raided house in Moss Side, reported suspicious by neighbours after it appeared overnight on night of arena attack. pic.twitter.com/PkMUEA4i8k | Seat Ibiza parked outside raided house in Moss Side, reported suspicious by neighbours after it appeared overnight on night of arena attack. pic.twitter.com/PkMUEA4i8k |
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10.11am BST | 10.11am BST |
10:11 | 10:11 |
Vikram Dodd | Vikram Dodd |
Greater Manchester police decided to stop sharing evidence from its investigation into the Manchester bombing with the United States after a series of leaks left investigators furious. | Greater Manchester police decided to stop sharing evidence from its investigation into the Manchester bombing with the United States after a series of leaks left investigators furious. |
The ban is limited to the Manchester investigation only, with police chiefs believing the leaks are unprecedented in their scope, frequency and potential damage. They are believed to come from US officials. | The ban is limited to the Manchester investigation only, with police chiefs believing the leaks are unprecedented in their scope, frequency and potential damage. They are believed to come from US officials. |
The final straw was the leak to the New York Times of pictures of the device and forensic details. That triggered high-level talks in Britain. | The final straw was the leak to the New York Times of pictures of the device and forensic details. That triggered high-level talks in Britain. |
Greater Manchester police are understood to be angry at the leak of their investigation as were senior officers running Britain’s counter-terrorism network. | Greater Manchester police are understood to be angry at the leak of their investigation as were senior officers running Britain’s counter-terrorism network. |
Police decided to impose the ban. It is not clear if government was asked for their view or approved. Downing Street said it was not invovled. | Police decided to impose the ban. It is not clear if government was asked for their view or approved. Downing Street said it was not invovled. |
The ban on sharing information with the US on such a major inquiry is unprecedented. More so because the atrocity has potential implications and learning for US efforts to prevent any similar attacks directed at American targets. | The ban on sharing information with the US on such a major inquiry is unprecedented. More so because the atrocity has potential implications and learning for US efforts to prevent any similar attacks directed at American targets. |
The ban is described as temporary, with British police examining if they can put safeguards in place to stop any further leaks. | The ban is described as temporary, with British police examining if they can put safeguards in place to stop any further leaks. |
Police said the leaks risked undermining trust between the Uk and US’s law enforcement and intelligence communities, who work very closely together. | Police said the leaks risked undermining trust between the Uk and US’s law enforcement and intelligence communities, who work very closely together. |
But British police are angry that, as their officers are in pursuit of a suspected terror network, with raids deemed so risky it is being carried out by elite armed officers, sensitive information is being regularly leaked by the US. | But British police are angry that, as their officers are in pursuit of a suspected terror network, with raids deemed so risky it is being carried out by elite armed officers, sensitive information is being regularly leaked by the US. |
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10.06am BST | 10.06am BST |
10:06 | 10:06 |
Abedi flew to Düsseldorf last week | Abedi flew to Düsseldorf last week |
Kate Connolly | Kate Connolly |
The Manchester suicide bomber flew to the German city of Düsseldorf, four days before the arena attack, German authorities have confirmed. | The Manchester suicide bomber flew to the German city of Düsseldorf, four days before the arena attack, German authorities have confirmed. |
It is known that the 22-year-old travelled to Germany at least twice, including a visit to the financial city of Frankfurt. | It is known that the 22-year-old travelled to Germany at least twice, including a visit to the financial city of Frankfurt. |
News of his presence in Germany has raised suspicions that he may have had contact with Islamist networks there, and received logistics training from them. | News of his presence in Germany has raised suspicions that he may have had contact with Islamist networks there, and received logistics training from them. |
Düsseldorf is in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Anis Amri, the Berlin Christmas market attacker, spent time. | Düsseldorf is in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Anis Amri, the Berlin Christmas market attacker, spent time. |
Security authorities in the state have come under fire for their patchy surveillance of Amri, who was allowed to travel around Germany freely, despite authorities’ misgivings about him. | Security authorities in the state have come under fire for their patchy surveillance of Amri, who was allowed to travel around Germany freely, despite authorities’ misgivings about him. |
North Rhine-Westphalia is home to hundreds of people considered a security threat due to their close links to Islamist groups. | North Rhine-Westphalia is home to hundreds of people considered a security threat due to their close links to Islamist groups. |
Fifty-five mosques in the state are under close observation for their suspected links to the Islamist scene. | Fifty-five mosques in the state are under close observation for their suspected links to the Islamist scene. |
According to the German magazine Focus, Abedi was not apprehended by German authorities when he flew in to the country, because he was not on any observation list of suspected Islamists. | According to the German magazine Focus, Abedi was not apprehended by German authorities when he flew in to the country, because he was not on any observation list of suspected Islamists. |
Counter-terrorism experts have now opened an investigation into whether Abedi may have had contact to radical German Islamists in the area. | Counter-terrorism experts have now opened an investigation into whether Abedi may have had contact to radical German Islamists in the area. |
However, it is not known whether he spent any length of time in Düsseldorf, or whether he simply changed planes there en route from Libya to Manchester. | However, it is not known whether he spent any length of time in Düsseldorf, or whether he simply changed planes there en route from Libya to Manchester. |
According to Focus, citing information from German intelligence, Abedi also flew to Frankfurt from Britain in 2015. This was before he undertook paramilitary training in Syria, according to information received by Germany’s BKA from their counterparts at Scotland Yard, Focus reports. | According to Focus, citing information from German intelligence, Abedi also flew to Frankfurt from Britain in 2015. This was before he undertook paramilitary training in Syria, according to information received by Germany’s BKA from their counterparts at Scotland Yard, Focus reports. |
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9.55am BST | 9.55am BST |
09:55 | 09:55 |
Alexandra Topping | Alexandra Topping |
At a vigil for the victims of Monday’s attack in Bury on Wednesday evening, Olivia Campbell’s mother, Charlotte, made an emotional appeal for communities to stay together. | At a vigil for the victims of Monday’s attack in Bury on Wednesday evening, Olivia Campbell’s mother, Charlotte, made an emotional appeal for communities to stay together. |
She thanked everyone who had provided love and support since Monday evening. | She thanked everyone who had provided love and support since Monday evening. |
Mother of 15-year-old Olivia Campbell, victim of Manchester attack, makes powerful speech at vigil in Buryhttps://t.co/0WqGIQ1l9b pic.twitter.com/FHLA2YRdym | Mother of 15-year-old Olivia Campbell, victim of Manchester attack, makes powerful speech at vigil in Buryhttps://t.co/0WqGIQ1l9b pic.twitter.com/FHLA2YRdym |
She said: | She said: |
“I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done for us. For being here, for giving us your support, for sharing her everywhere. This is such a hard time for us. | “I can’t thank you enough for what you’ve done for us. For being here, for giving us your support, for sharing her everywhere. This is such a hard time for us. |
“I had to come. I didn’t know what to do, I don’t know where to be. I don’t know what to do. I just knew, something told me I had to come here. I can see Olivia’s friends there. | “I had to come. I didn’t know what to do, I don’t know where to be. I don’t know what to do. I just knew, something told me I had to come here. I can see Olivia’s friends there. |
“As a family we are united, we’re standing strong. I ask her friends, strangers, relatives, to do the same. | “As a family we are united, we’re standing strong. I ask her friends, strangers, relatives, to do the same. |
“Please stay together, don’t let this beat any of us, please. Don’t let my daughter be a victim.” | “Please stay together, don’t let this beat any of us, please. Don’t let my daughter be a victim.” |
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