UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced the armed forces will be deployed to boost security in the wake of terror attack in Manchester killing 22 injuring several more.
Britain to deploy armed forces following Manchester attack
24 May 2017 - 8:20
UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced the armed forces will be deployed to boost security in the wake of terror attack in Manchester killing 22 injuring several more.
During an address in front of the 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, May also raised the threat level from “severe” to “critical.”
"It is now concluded on the basis of today's investigations that the threat level should be increased for the time being from severe to critical," she said in a televised statement after a meeting of the government's crisis response committee. "This means that their assessment is not only that an attack remains highly likely but that a further attack may be imminent."
A suicide bomber with an “improvised” explosion device targeted a concert arena in Manchester as thousands of young people streamed from the venue on Monday.
Police later identified the suspected bomber as Salman Abedi, aged 22.
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