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| Manchester terror attack: Saffie Roussos funeral to be held | Manchester terror attack: Saffie Roussos funeral to be held |
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| A funeral for the youngest victim of the Manchester bombing will take place at the city's cathedral later. | A funeral for the youngest victim of the Manchester bombing will take place at the city's cathedral later. |
| Saffie Roussos was among 22 people killed when Salman Abedi detonated a homemade device at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena on 22 May. | Saffie Roussos was among 22 people killed when Salman Abedi detonated a homemade device at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena on 22 May. |
| The eight-year-old from Lancashire had been at the venue with her mother Lisa and sister, Ashlee Bromwich, 26, who were both injured in the attack. | The eight-year-old from Lancashire had been at the venue with her mother Lisa and sister, Ashlee Bromwich, 26, who were both injured in the attack. |
| The service, at 13:45 BST, will be the last of the funerals for the victims. | The service, at 13:45 BST, will be the last of the funerals for the victims. |
| In an earlier interview with the BBC her father Andrew Roussos described her as "a joker" and "a huge character". | In an earlier interview with the BBC her father Andrew Roussos described her as "a joker" and "a huge character". |
| "She was just everything you could wish for in a little girl," he said. | "She was just everything you could wish for in a little girl," he said. |
| "She loved dancing, music, gymnastics. If she wanted something, she would do it." | "She loved dancing, music, gymnastics. If she wanted something, she would do it." |
| Saffie's mother has undergone multiple operations and was placed in an induced coma by doctors. | Saffie's mother has undergone multiple operations and was placed in an induced coma by doctors. |
| Upon waking, she instinctively knew her daughter had died, Mr Roussos explained. | Upon waking, she instinctively knew her daughter had died, Mr Roussos explained. |
| "I was dreading it. She just looked at me and said 'she's gone isn't she?', and I said 'yeah'. | "I was dreading it. She just looked at me and said 'she's gone isn't she?', and I said 'yeah'. |
| "She goes, 'I knew'." | "She goes, 'I knew'." |
| Twenty-one funerals have previously been held for the victims of the attack, several of them private. | Twenty-one funerals have previously been held for the victims of the attack, several of them private. |
| The first was for 14-year-old Eilidh MacLeod in Barra, Scotland, on 5 June, and the most recent was for Kelly Brewster in Sheffield on 21 July. | |
| Who were the victims? | Who were the victims? |