Police Arrest 23-Year-Old Man Over Manchester Bombing

Armed police stand next to an ambulance after an explosion at the Manchester Arena on Tuesday in Manchester, England. Photo: Peter Byrne / Associated Press

MANCHESTER, England — Greater Manchester Police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with the apparent suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in the city.

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Police say the man was arrested in south Manchester Tuesday, a day after the explosion killed 22 people and injured 59, many of them teenagers.

They did not provide details.

Police also said officials arrested a man at the Arndale shopping center in central Manchester  but that the arrest is not believed to be connected to Monday night’s attack.

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