Scores of people gather in a Manchester square for a multi-faith vigil for the victims of Monday night’s bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert.
Leaders from Manchester’s Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities echo the message that extremists would not drive a wedge between the city’s religious groups.
Irfan Chishti, the imam of Manchester’s biggest mosque, tells the crowd, “There are no divisions here tonight.”
Religious leaders address crowds during a vigil at St Ann’s square in central Manchester, England, Wednesday May 24 2017. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
The Catholic bishop for the area, John Arnold, reads a message from Pope Francis. Arnold says the pontiff offered “his assurance of his prayers for the injured and for all who have died.”
A British man of Libyan descent who died in the attack has been blamed for the bombing.
The brief event ended with people lifting their hands in the air during a moment of silence.
— AP
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