This Monday, May 22, a bombing took place at Ariana Grande's Manchester concert, taking the lives of 22 people and injuring 59 others. Police confirmed that a lone man was responsible for the suicide bombing, using an improvised device. So far, the Greater Manchester Police have arrested eight people in connection with the attack.
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Following the attack, Grande Tweeted a short statement:
Since then, she's suspended her tour and has offered to pay for the victims' funerals. Today, she released another statement.
"We will continue in honor of the ones we lost, their loved ones, my fans and all affected by this tragedy," she wrote. "They will be on my mind and in my heart everyday and I will think of them with everything I do for the rest of my life."
Grande promised to return to Manchester to be with her fans and to throw a benefit concert. She also tweeted a link to a fund that will benefit the families of those killed and injured in the attack.