A deadly blast after an Ariana Grande concert Monday night at England's Manchester Arena has killed at least 22 people and injured 119 others, authorities said.
Here's what we know so far:
1. The explosion happened after Grande had left the stage and concertgoers were leaving. Witnesses reported hearing the explosion near the exit about 10:30 p.m. local time, The Associated Press reported.
"A huge bomb-like bang went off that hugely panicked everyone, and we were all trying to flee the arena," Majid Khan, 22, told the AP. "It was one bang, and essentially everyone from the other side of the arena where the bang was heard from suddenly came running towards us as they were trying to exit."
2. Police have released the name of the man they think was behind the terrorist attack. Fox News reported that the suspected suicide bomber, 22-year-old Salman Abedi, died at the scene after "detonating an improvised explosive device," according to authorities.
Police on Tuesday arrested Abedi's brother, 23-year-old Ismail, BBC News reported. Greater Manchester police have made a total of six arrests in the case.
Anti-terror authorities in Libya said they have arrested Abedi's brother, 18-year-old Hashim, and his father, Ramadan, in Tripoli. The AP reported that Hashim Abedi was taken into custody after he "confessed that both he and his brother were a part of the Islamic State group and that Hashim Abedi had been aware of the details of the attack."
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the AP reported.
3. Children were among the dead, police said. Meanwhile, families were searching for loved ones who attended the concert as more names of the dead were released.
4. Grande said she was "broken" over the news. "From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don't have words," tweeted the pop star, who was not hurt in the incident.
Her management team announced on Wednesday that she was suspending her tour through June 5.
"Due to the tragic events in Manchester, the Dangerous Woman tour with Ariana Grande has been suspended until we can further assess the situation and pay our proper respects to those lost," Grande's management team said in a statement to ABC News. "We ask at this time that we all continue to support the city of Manchester and all those families affected by this cowardice and senseless act of violence."
Her manager, Scooter Braun, also issued a statement.
"Tonight, our hearts are broken. Words cannot express our sorrow for the victims and families harmed in this senseless attack," he wrote.
"We mourn the lives of children and loved ones taken by this cowardly act. We are thankful for the selfless service tonight of Manchester's first responders who rushed towards danger to help save lives. We ask all of you to hold the victims, their families, and all those affected in your hearts and prayers."
5. President Donald Trump called those behind the attack "losers."
"So many young, beautiful, innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life,” Trump said Tuesday in Bethlehem. “I won’t call (the attackers) monsters, because they would like that term. They would think that’s a great name. I will call them, from now on, losers because that’s what they are, they’re losers.”
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British Prime Minister Theresa May called the apparent attack “the worst ever to hit the north of England.”
“It is now beyond doubt the people of Manchester have fallen victim to a callous terrorist attack,” she said.
She added that authorities know the name of the suspected perpetrator but will not reveal his identity yet.
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