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Singer Ariana Grande has returned to the United States, one day after a suicide bomber killed 22 people, including children, at the end of her concert in Manchester.
Key points:
- Grande had not been seen publicly since the attack
- In the aftermath of the attack, she said on Twitter she was "broken"
- No formal announcement about cancellation of her tour has been made
Photographs showed the 23-year-old walking down the steps of a private plane at an airport in her hometown of Boca Raton, Florida, and being met by family members.
It is the first time she has been seen publicly since the explosion ripped through the packed Manchester Arena.
In her only statement so far, Grande took to Twitter some five hours after the bombing to describe herself as "broken".
Grande was performing in Manchester during the European leg of a tour to promote her third album, Dangerous Woman, which also has her scheduled to visit London, Belgium, Poland, Germany, Switzerland and France in the coming weeks.
Despite speculation she would cancel the rest of the tour, no formal announcement had been made as this morning.
Grande's manager, Scooter Braun, did not respond to requests for comment.
British police have identified the man suspected of carrying out the massacre as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, who was born in Manchester to parents of Libyan origin.
This morning British Prime Minister Theresa May said there was a possibility Abedi was part of a wider network and said the country's terror alert level was being upgraded to "critical".
She said soldiers would be put on the streets of British cities to help police standing guard over possible targets.
'Every musician feels sick'
Celebrities, including singers Taylor Swift, Ellie Goulding and Harry Styles, posted on social media in response to the attack.
New Zealand singer Lorde said: "Every musician feels sick and responsible tonight — shows should be safe for you."
Reuters
Topics: terrorism, police, police-sieges, law-crime-and-justice, crime, united-states, united-kingdom
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