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Your support makes all the difference.The UK terror threat has been raised to critical in the wake of the Manchester suicide bombing attack amid fears attacker Salman Abedi did not act alone.
Monday night's attack at an Ariana Grande concert left 22 people dead and injured 64. Some 20 people are being treated for "horrific injuries" in critical care and 12 of those rushed to hospital were children.
Thousands of soldiers are set to bolster police forces after Theresa May raised the threat level to the highest possible rating, meaning another atrocity is expected imminently.
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Theresa May said a "wider group of individuals" could have been involved in the Manchester Arena blast rather than just suicide bomber Abedi.
In a sign of the increased threat, the military could be deployed to support armed police officers, Ms May added during a live televised statement from Downing Street.
Monday night's attack at a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande left 22 people dead, including an eight-year-old girl, and dozens injured.
Isis has claimed responsibility for the barbaric attack, which involved a home-made device packed with nuts and bolts which exploded in the venue's foyer as thousands of young people were leaving.
Abedi, believed to have been born in Manchester and of Libyan descent, has been named as the suicide bomber.
The 22-year-old studied business at Salford University but dropped out before completing his degree.
He is thought to have attended the Manchester Islamic Centre, also known as Didsbury Mosque, along with his parents and siblings.
Elsewhere in the city, the first arrest was made in connection with the inquiry when a 23-year-old man was detained near a Morrisons in Chorlton.
The terror threat level was increased after investigations revealed he may not have acted alone.
Ms May said Operation Temperer - allowing military personnel to take to the streets - is now in force.
Counter-terrorism agencies have mounted a massive inquiry into the outrage - the worst terrorist attack since 52 innocent people were killed in the July 7 bombings in London in 2005:
Halima Khan, member of community at Didsbury Central Mosque where Abedi prayed, told our reporter Benjamin Kentish she was "absolutely shocked" to found out he had committed the atrocity.
She said: "I am absolutely shocked. Absolutely shocked. And I know my mosque does not stand for those kind of activities.
"If it's known by anybody, we will be the first person to fetch them out and hand them to the authorities. [Any concerns] would absolutely be reported. I would be the first online to do it.
"Our heart goes to those who lost their lives. If there is anything we can do we will bend over backwards to support those families because this is our community.
"Islam is a religion of peace. You're not allowed to take the life of an ant, let alone a human being, because if you do it's hellfire for you."
Salman Abedi was a pupil at Burnage Academy For Boys between 2009 and 2011, the school said.
In a statement, it said: "We are a Manchester school. We feel the pain that Manchester feels.
"We stand shoulder to shoulder with our fellow Mancunians against terrorism in all its forms.
"Our deepest condolences go to all who have been affected by this outrage."
At about 12.20pm this afternoon, armed police swooped on a third floor flat in Granby House, a six-storey block near Manchester Piccadilly station, our reporter Adam Lusher reports from the scene.
Residents reported hearing an explosion shake the building and saw armed officers in balaclavas and helmets swarming around the third floor flat - which is believed to be let on a short term basis.
According to one builder who was working nearby: "They came in really fast, like RoboCops."
Yasir Qureshi, 38, who lives on the fifth floor, said: "I heard what sounded like a huge explosion, the building shook and the fire alarm went off. When my neighbour and I finally went down we saw armed police on the front door."
Lynne Deakin, 53, went up from her ground floor flat to see armed police crowding round the door of the raided property.
She said: "Piccadilly station is two minutes walk away at the top of the road and the railway line runs three or four feet away from the back of this building.
"I have always said that if you wanted, you could plant a bomb in the basement and take out the train line."
Police continued to guard the property this afternoon.
Over £1.1m has been raised to support the families of those killed and injured in the Manchester Arena attack.
The raided property on Granby Row is thought to be a serviced one bed apartment let for £75 a night or £350 a week, Adam Lusher writes.
A spokeswoman for the company that lets this apartment refused to comment.
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