▁to ▁those ▁left ▁str and ed ▁at ▁the ▁concert . ▁Par ents ▁were ▁separated ▁from ▁their ▁children ▁att ending ▁the ▁concert ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion . ▁A ▁nearby ▁hotel ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁shelter ▁for ▁people ▁disp la ced ▁by ▁the ▁bomb ing , ▁with ▁officials ▁direct ing ▁separated ▁parents ▁and ▁children ▁there . ▁Manchester ' s ▁S ikh ▁tem ples ▁( g urd war as ) ▁along ▁with ▁local ▁home own ers , ▁hot els ▁and ▁ven ues ▁offered ▁shelter ▁to ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Manchester ▁Victoria ▁railway ▁station , ▁which ▁is ▁partly ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁ar ena , ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁and ▁closed , ▁and ▁services ▁were ▁cancel led . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁caused ▁struct ural ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁station , ▁which ▁remained ▁closed ▁until ▁the ▁damage ▁had ▁been ▁ass essed ▁and ▁rep a ired , ▁resulting ▁in ▁dis ruption ▁to ▁train ▁and ▁tram ▁services . ▁The ▁station ▁re open ed ▁to ▁traffic ▁eight ▁days ▁later , ▁following ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁police ▁investigation ▁work ▁and ▁rep airs ▁to ▁the ▁fabric ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁CO B RA ▁meeting ▁with ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ' s ▁Chief ▁Const able , ▁Ian ▁Hop kins , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ther esa ▁May ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁terror ▁threat ▁level ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁" crit ical ", ▁its ▁highest ▁level . ▁The ▁threat ▁level ▁remained ▁critical ▁until ▁ 2 7 ▁May , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁reduced ▁to