[Audio] "Understanding the 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing"
On the fateful night of 22 May, 2017, at about 10:31 pm, a tragic event unfolded at the Manchester Arena in England. During the concluding moments of Ariana Grande's concert, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the arena foyer. This devastating act resulted in the loss of 22 lives, including children, and left 1,017 individuals injured."
"Who was the attacker?"
The attacker responsible for this terror act was Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British citizen of Libyan heritage. He had been radicalized and was connected to a terror network prior to the bombing. Abedi's extremist ideology led him to join ISIS in Libya, and he returned to Manchester in 2017 to execute the attack. His brother, Hashem Abedi, played a role as his accomplice in planning and executing the bombing."
"Pertinent Information"
This bombing was a tragic milestone in the United Kingdom's history, being the deadliest terrorist attack since the 7/7 London bombings in 2005. It also marked the deadliest attack carried out by a suicide bomber in the UK since the 1970s. What makes this incident even more heartbreaking is that it occurred at an Ariana Grande concert, attended by numerous children and young adults. The impact of this event was profound, leading to heightened security measures and renewed efforts to prevent future acts of terrorism in Manchester and throughout the United Kingdom.". 

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On the night of 22 May 2017 at about 10.31pm, a bombing took place at the Manchester Arena in Manchester England during the ending part of Ariana Grande's concert, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device (IED) in the arena foyer, which led to the deaths of 22  people including children and injuring 1,017 (Dodd et al., 2017).

Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British man of Libyan heritage, was radicalised and connected to a terror network before the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. Extremist ideology has drove Salman Abedi to the act.Salman joined ISIS in Libya and returned to Manchester in 2017 to conduct the bombing (Radde, 2023). His brother Hashem Abedi act as his accomplice, helped plan and execute the attack.

The bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack in the United Kingdom since the 7/7 London bombings in 2005.

It was the deadliest attack carried out by a suicide bomber in the United Kingdom since the 1970s.

The bombing occurred at Ariana Grande concert, which was attended by many children and young adults.

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"Understanding the 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing"

On the fateful night of 22 May, 2017, at about 10:31 pm, a tragic event unfolded at the Manchester Arena in England

During the concluding moments of Ariana Grande's concert, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the arena foyer

This devastating act resulted in the loss of 22 lives, including children, and left 1,017 individuals injured."

The attacker responsible for this terror act was Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old British citizen of Libyan heritage

He had been radicalized and was connected to a terror network prior to the bombing

Abedi's extremist ideology led him to join ISIS in Libya, and he returned to Manchester in 2017 to execute the attack

His brother, Hashem Abedi, played a role as his accomplice in planning and executing the bombing."

This bombing was a tragic milestone in the United Kingdom's history, being the deadliest terrorist attack since the 7/7 London bombings in 2005

It also marked the deadliest attack carried out by a suicide bomber in the UK since the 1970s

What makes this incident even more heartbreaking is that it occurred at an Ariana Grande concert, attended by numerous children and young adults

The impact of this event was profound, leading to heightened security measures and renewed efforts to prevent future acts of terrorism in Manchester and throughout the United Kingdom."