the one in fallowfield saw us fallowfield.taken a controlled explosion to gain entry, and i want to reassure the community that was something we were doing. it is nothing to be concerned about. this afternoon, as you saw, we were visited by the home secretary, and the prime minister, amber rudd and theresa may, both were given a briefing about ongoing operations and the investigation over today and the next three days. i can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night's atrocity is 22—year—old salman abedi, however, he has not yet been formally named by the coroner, and i would not wish to therefore comment any further about him at this stage. priority, along with police counterterrorism network and security partners, is to continue to establish whether he was acting alone, all working as part of acting alone, all working as part of a wider network. chief constable of greater manchester police, ian hopkins, we can speak with daniel sandford, home affairs correspondent. we heard the chief co nsta ble, corresponden

terrifying accou nts one in fallowfield.g throughout the day in manchester. the people have been talking about the distress as they were separated from loved ones. they sought nuts and bolts from the blast flying through the air. danny savage reports on those caught up in the attack. again, you may find some of the images in this report distressing. this is my daughter, olivia. i have not seen her since 5.00 last night. she was at the ariana grande concert with her friend. i'm worried sick. if anybody has seen her, contact the police, even if you think you have seen her, just let the police know, please. an appealfrom a desperate mum. charlotte campbell hasn't heard from her daughter, olivia, who was at the concert last night. her family has been out searching for the teenager for hours. i need my daughter home. i need to know where she is. on the wards of numerous hospitals across manchester, the casualties have been treated and the bereaved are being comforted. we saw families crying and shaking. we weren't sure what happe

soon afterwards, more raids in the whalley range and fallowfield areas.dquarters for a briefing from chef constable ian hopkins and his senior officers. then late this afternoon, the name of the bomber was finally confirmed. i can confirm that the man suspected of carrying out last night's atrocity is 22—year—old salman abedi. however, he has not yet been formally named by the coroner and i wouldn't wish to therefore to comment any further about him at this stage. so in less than 2a hours, the police believe they know who was responsible for all this. the big questions they must now answer — how did he do it and did anyone help him? 0f of course, this investigation is being headed by greater manchester police and the north—west counterterrorism unit, but they are working with counterterrorism authorities from across the country because of course, there are try to find out whether this man was part ofa find out whether this man was part of a network either here in the north—west or further afield. the police are also asking for anybody who has video or pho

one in fallowfield saw us two warrants.led explosion gain entry. i wish to reassure those communities that that was something we we re communities that that was something we were doing to gain safe access, it is nothing to be concerned about. we understand that feelings are very raw right now and that people are bound to be looking for answers. however, more than ever, it is vital that our diverse communities that make greater manchester such a strong place stand together and support each other, as we will be doing in the vigil at six p.m.. support each other, as we will be doing in the vigil at six pm. we will therefore not tolerate hate towards any parts of our community and should communities be suffering from hate incidents or crime, i would urge them to report it to us. this afternoon, we were visited by the home secretary amber rudd and the home secretary amber rudd and the prime minister theresa may, both of whom were given a briefing about our operations and the investigation over today and the next few days. i can

a number have also gone on in chilton and fallowfield.n and fallowfield. and in prestwick, dan johnson is there. this is the scene of the latest police search. officers arrived at 6:30pm. they said about 45 officers came here in a fleet of police vans desert the flat within the tower block. they moved the door in and use specialist equipment using a jamming device which was also used by the team that arrived here just over an which was also used by the team that arrived herejust over an hour ago, toward an hour and a half ago. this is the latest scene on the east side of manchester. right out on the eastern edge. the hub and searches across the city today. this is now an investigation that is spreading overseas, involving different countries as well. a lot of police activity around manchester and five people now being held under arrest. we understand one person may have been taken away from this tower block to be questioned, and great master police have not confirmed that. a number —— the police have not confirmed that. people are being q

earlier today, three men were arrested in fallowfield, in the south of manchester. a controlled explosion in a house in the same area yesterday. there was also another arrest in wigan. and we have an update on the last few minutes. a woman has been arrested following an armed raid in blackly comic in the north of manchester. the source of that story is the greater manchester police. —— blackley, in the north of the city. salman abedi's are very much part of the investigation. yesterday we reported the arrest of this man in south manchester. he has now been as identified as salman abedi's brother. it's understood his other brother and father have also been arrested in libya. christian fraser is live from manchester. do we know any more doing any more about the arrests? the focused and light is bent on... i'm sorry, i can't hear you, and people can't hear you either. i'm not sure what happened. christian has been on air all, and showed it can be fixed. we are learning more about the people who died. it was carried out by this 22—year—old man. these are some people tha

a short distance away, at another house, in fallowfield, a controlled explosion took place.watch films, you hear like a boom go off, but like more of a muffled sound. it was like what you see in a movie. everybody was scared at that moment. it hits home that it was real, on your doorstep. this part of the city is known to have been home to several extremists in the last years, some with links to syria and libya. abedi is thought to have returned from the libyan capital, tripoli, just a few days go. to construct a viable bomb that can be safely transported, secreted through security and then detonated on command is not something an amateur that can easily achieve. police said the device was home—made, with reports are contained nuts, bolts, ballbearings, and nails. the view among security experts is that the attack bears all the hallmarks of a co—ordinated operation. this attack was planned, premeditated, and they almost certainly will be other people involved in this attack. the most important thing is to catch them, to identify them, and to bring them into custody. and unti

a short distance away, at another house, in fallowfield, a controlled explosion took place.ff, but like more of a muffled sound. it was like what you see in a movie. everybody was scared at that moment. it hits home that it was real, on your doorstep. this part of the city is known to have been home to several extremists in the last years, some with links to syria and libya. abedi is thought to have returned from the libyan capital, tripoli, just a few days go. to construct a viable bomb that can be safely transported, secreted through security and then detonated on command is not something an amateur that can easily achieve. police said the device was home—made, with reports it contained nuts, bolts, ballbearings, and nails. the view among security experts is that the attack bears all the hallmarks of a co—ordinated operation. this attack was planned, premeditated, and they almost certainly will be other people involved in this attack. the most important thing is to catch them, to identify them, and to bring them into custody. and until we have done that, this attack really

a short distance away at another house in fallowfield, a controlled explosion took place. bomb go off, but more of a muffled sound. it was like what you see in the movie. everyone was scared at that moment. then we got to the end of the avenue and saw the police and it hit home that it's your doorstep. this part of the city is known to have been home to a number of islamist extremists in recent years, some with links to syria and libya, some alive and some dead. to construct a viable bomb that can be safely transported, secreted through security and then detonated on command is not something an amateur can easily achieve. police say the device was home—made, with reports that it contained nuts, bolts, ball bearings and nails. so—called islamic state says that one of their soldiers of the caliphate attacked what a statement called "a debauched party. " but the group frequently claims attacks in their aftermath which later proved to have no connection. this attack was planned, premeditated, and they're almost certainly will be other people involved in this attack. the most i

cnn's atika shubert is in the fallowfield neighborhood. are police still going through the suspect's house? >> reporter: well, we still have police here. you can see they have cordoned off the street, and we've counted about maybe a little less than a dozen police still in the area there. earlier there were forensics crews going through and taking out documents and, of course, it started very dramatically with the controlled explosion to gain access into the home. now, what we have found by going through public records, speaking with neighbors and friends, that this is the last known address of the suspect. this is where he was registered as living since 2014, but we don't have many other details than that. he was a stranger to many of his neighbors and seems to have kept to himself and we do know, of course, that he was a university student but didn't live on campus or wasn't part of any student life there. so still very much a mystery as to who this man was. >> atika, do we have any idea what the connection might be between the suicide b

at another house in fallowfield, a controlled explosion took place.we re but with muffled sound, the parents were screaming. it was like what you see on a movie, everyone was literally scared at that moment and we got to the avenue and we saw the police and it hit home that it is real, or on your doorstep. this part of the city is known to have been home to a number of islamist extremists in recent years, some with links to syria and libya. abedi is understood to have returned from the libyan capital of tripoli a couple of days ago. to construct a viable bomb that can be safely transported and secreted through security and detonated on command is not something and it can easily achieve. police say the device was home—made with report contained nuts and bolts and ball bearings and nails. the view among security expert is the attack bears the hallmarks of a coordinated operation. this attack was planned and premeditated. and they're almost certainly will be other people involved in this attack. the most important thing is to catch them and to identify t

a short distance away at another house in fallowfield, a controlled explosion took place. what you see in the movie. everyone was scared at that moment. then we got to the end of the avenue and saw the police and it hit home that it's your doorstep. this part of the city is known to have been home to a syria and libya, some alive and some dead. to construct a viable bomb that can be safely transported, secreted through security and then detonated on command is not something an amateur can easily achieve. police say the device was home—made, with reports that it contained nuts, bolts, ball bearings and nails. so—called islamic state says that one of their soldiers of the caliphate attacked what a statement called "a debauched party. " but the group frequently claims attacks in their aftermath which later proved to have no connection. this attack was planned, premeditated, and they're almost certainly will be other people involved in this attack. the most important thing is to catch them, to identify them and to bring them into custody. until we've done that, then this attac

you were down in fallowfield, what can you tell us about the real is there —— the reads their? were arrested as a result of those searches conducted by greater manchester police. we understand that heavily armed units we re understand that heavily armed units were involved in those searches. it shows you how careful the police are being and how determined they are to perceive this investigation as quickly as possible, to get hold of as much evidence as they can so they can build a bigger picture about who work behind this attack. the threat level was raised across the country because, as the prime minister said, they thought there was a wider network involved here. the priority for the police is to work out exactly who might have been involved in that network, who put together this plan and this bomb that was detonated the such effect, and how quickly can these people be arrested and questioned. so, huge resources being put into the investigation. moving around the city, do you get the sense that security has been stepped up? are you seeing armed officers more on the streets? t

he was from fallowfield.we have to do something. and i think we will. we are ready to help and support people to make sure we drive these people out of our communities because they do not represent the muslim community here in manchester. clearly, salman abedi, the suicide bomber, there will be questions about how he came to the came to. so many people live the same life but end up in a completely different place. we don't know these issues when we see these people. people can act one way in the streets and be com pletely act one way in the streets and be completely different. i think we have to work with the authorities. it is not a problem with the muslim community, the mosques themselves. these people go on the internet, websites, and this is where they get radicalised. on line. hidden in rooms where people are by themselves. that is where it happens. often we do not see it. if we could see it i am sure we would help people coming forward and standing upfor help people coming forward and standing up for th