“Love for All, Hatred for None,” says this sign held by two men in Manchester following a deadly blast at the Manchester Arena during the Ariana Grande concert that killed 22 people, including children. ((Eagle News Service, EBC London Bureau)
(Eagle News) — The writing on a street in Manchester, England says, “We are grieving today, but we are strong,” while two men hold a streamer saying, “”Love for All, Hatred for None.” In another part of the city, people hold signs like “Manchester, a city united against hate,” and “#We Stand Together.”
These are the silent signs which the people of Manchester in England hold to make a strong protest of the terrible suicide blast that claimed 22 lives, including children and teenagers — all of them concert goers at the Manchester Arena where US pop star Ariana Grande held a concert on May 22.
People all over the world denounced the terrible senseless act that claimed young innocent lives.
Police have already identified the suicide bomber. He is Salem Abedi, a British-born 22-year-old of Libyan descent.
He used a powerful explosive device that was painstakingly assembled — likely with assistance — for his deadly attack on a pop concert, according to officials and experts.
Abedi detonated the blast on Monday evening, killing 22 people outside a packed Manchester Arena after a show by US pop star Ariana Grande.
People showed their support for the victims’ families by bringing flowers and gathering with messages of support at the St Ann’s Square in Manchester, northwest England.
The terror attack in Manchester has thrown a spotlight on hardline Islamist exiles among opponents of former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi who live in the northwestern English city, experts said. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL