Vigils have been held around the country as people join together in solidarity and try to come to terms with the atrocity which took the lives of 22 innocent people and injured a further 119 following an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena on Monday night.
There were heartwrenching scenes in Bury, Manchester as the devastated mother of 15-year-old aspiring pop star Olivia Campbell (inset), who was killed in the attack, broke down during a vigil (pictured). A minute's silence will be observed at 11am on Thursday in remembrance of the victims, while flags will remain at half-mast on government buildings until the evening of May 25, said a statement released jointly by 10 Downing Street, the Foreign Office and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. There was also a minute's silence before the Europa League final game in Stockholm this evening, with both teams wearing black armbands as a mark of respect.
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Fans displayed banners showing solidarity with the victims and their families and the sporting contest had a more sombre and subdued mood while Manchester United supporters paid tribute at the 50,000 seat stadium.
A Muslim Imam and a 93-year-old Jewish woman were also among those who prayed together in a touching moment of unity.
Elderly Renee Black and Imam Sadiq Patel, both members of the Blackburn Interfaith Forum, laid flowers and reflected on the lives of those lost when they visited a memorial in Albert Square, Manchester, today.
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