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Article snippet: ■ Twenty-two people were killed and 59 others were wounded in a bombing late Monday in the foyer outside the main hall of the Manchester Arena. ■ Prime Minister Theresa May said the police were treating the incident as “an appalling terrorist attack.” ■ The police say a man detonated an “improvised explosive device” and died at the scene. Investigators say they believe the man acted alone, but they are trying to determine if he was part of a wider network. There were reports the device used nuts, bolts or nails as shrapnel. ■ The explosion occurred just as a concert by the American pop star Ariana Grande was ending. The police say children were among those killed. Ms. Grande was not injured. ■ Britain’s leading parties agreed to suspend campaigning for the June 8 general election out of respect for the victims of the attack. Laura Bruce, 18, was with her sister Amy, 25, in one of the arena’s upper tiers when they heard the explosion. “Everyone below us just turned and ran,” she said. “Because we were higher up, we could not get out for five minutes. When we came out, a man walked past us just covered in blood.” Sophie Tedd, 25, had traveled from Darlington to attend the concert with her friend Jessica Holmes. At the end of the concert, they heard a loud bang and initially wondered whether “a speaker had blown.” “Then everyone started crying and screaming,” she said. “Everyone ran out. People were pushing each other out of the way. It took a couple of minutes to g... Link to the full article to read more