2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁ 2 2 : 3 1 ▁B ST ▁( UTC + 0 1 : 0 0 ), ▁a ▁suic ide ▁bom ber ▁det on ated ▁an ▁impro vised ▁explos ive ▁device , ▁pack ed ▁with ▁n uts ▁and ▁bol ts ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁sh rap nel , ▁in ▁the ▁fo yer ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Arena . ▁The ▁attack ▁took ▁place ▁after ▁an ▁Ari ana ▁Grande ▁concert ▁that ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁D anger ous ▁Woman ▁Tour . ▁ 1 4 , 2 0 0 ▁people ▁attended ▁the ▁concert . ▁Many ▁exit ing ▁concert - go ers ▁and ▁waiting ▁parents ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁fo yer ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion . ▁According ▁to ▁evidence ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁coron er ' s ▁in quest , ▁the ▁bomb ▁was ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁kill ▁people ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁away . ▁ ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁Police ▁declared ▁the ▁incident ▁a ▁terror ist ▁attack ▁and ▁suic ide ▁bomb ing . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁dead liest ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁since ▁the ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁London ▁bomb ings . ▁ ▁After math ▁About ▁three ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁bomb ing , ▁police ▁conducted ▁a ▁controlled ▁explos ion ▁on ▁a ▁susp icious ▁item ▁of ▁cl othing ▁in ▁C athedral ▁Gard ens . ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁abandoned ▁cl othing ▁and ▁not ▁dangerous . ▁ ▁Res idents ▁and ▁tax i ▁companies ▁in ▁Manchester ▁offered ▁free ▁transport ▁or ▁accommod ation ▁via ▁Twitter