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Twenty-two killed in UK suicide attack

UK police say 22 people, including children, have been killed in a suspected terror attack after a Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.

A cordoned off area near the Manchester Arena in Manchester

The death toll from the Manchester blast has risen to 22, UK police say. (AAP)

Twenty-two people including some children have been killed in a suicide attack carried out by one man after a Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.

"We believe, at this stage, the attack last night was conducted by one man," Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said.

"The priority is to establish whether he was acting alone or as part of a network.

"The attacker, I can confirm, died at the arena. We believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated causing this atrocity."


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