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British authorities have identified the suicide bomber who killed 22 people and injured 59 more after a May 22 Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom (via
NPR ).

Salman Abedi, 22, is the suspected bomber, according to Greater Manchester Police, who said they were also trying to learn whether he had support in carrying out the attack, which happened near the end of a show by the 23-year-old American singer.

In a separate statement, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack at the arena, which is one of the country's busiest venues and the second highest grossing venue in the U.K. according to Billboard.

According to NPR, The Manchester Evening News named at least three of the people who lost their lives as Saffie Rose Roussos, 8; Georgina Bethany Callander, 18; and John Atkinson, 26.

"We are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack," British prime minister Theresa May said in a statement. "All our thoughts are with the victims and the families of those who have been affected."

Grande has reacted to the news with the word "broken," but her team has yet to announce any suspended shows in the wake of the attack.

Billboard also reports that Parklife, a music festival set to take place June 10-11 in Manchester's Heaton Park just five miles away, is silencing its social media accounts for 48-hours in sympathy. Parklife has confirmed that it has no plans to postpone its event where The 1975, Frank Ocean and more are set to perform.

This is a developing story.

This article appears in May 18-25, 2017.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...