(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 25, 2017 People gather to see flowers and messages of support left around a statue of Richard Cobden is St Ann's Square in Manchester, northwest England on May 25, 2017, placed in tribute to the victims of the May 22 terror attack at the Manchester Arena.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William will on Tuesday join families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing at a commemoration ceremony in the city on the first anniversary of the tragedy. They will attend the service at Manchester Cathedral alongside first responders, civic leaders and some of the scores injured in the suicide attack on May 22 last year, which killed 22 people. Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande.
/ AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF
Recuerdan a víctimas del atentado de Mánchester en su primer aniversario
Erik Ramirez
La primera ministra británica Theresa May y el príncipe Guillermo participarán este martes en la conmemoración del atentado de Mánchester
Con información de la agencia de noticias: AFP
La primera ministra británica Theresa May y el príncipe Guillermo participarán este martes en la conmemoración del atentado de Mánchester que dejó 22 muertos y decenas de heridos hace exactamente un año.
La ciudad del norte de Inglaterra vio como el 22 de mayo de 2017 Salman Bedi hizo estallar la bomba que llevaba en su mochila a la salida de un concierto de la estrella juvenil Ariana Grande en el pabellón Manchester Arena, repleto sobre todo de adolescentes y niños, causando una matanza.
“Atacar a gente joven e inocente (…) fue un acto de cobardía repugnante”, escribió May en un artículo publicado en el Manchester Evening News.
Fue un atentado “diseñado para golpear justo en el corazón de nuestros valores y modo de vida en una de nuestras ciudades más vibrantes, con el objetivo de romper nuestra determinación y dividirnos. No lo consiguió”, añadió la primera ministra.
La catedral de Mánchester será escenario del servicio religioso en recuerdo de las víctimas al que asistirán el príncipe y la primera ministra, y que será retransmitido en pantalla gigante en los jardines del templo, así como en iglesias de otras ciudades británicas.
A police officer looks at messages of support hung from a ‘tree of hope’, planted as a memorial following the Manchester Arena bombing in central Manchester on May 22, 2018, the one year anniversary of the deadly attack.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William will on May 22, 2018 join families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing at a commemoration ceremony in the city on the first anniversary of the tragedy. They will attend the service at Manchester Cathedral alongside first responders, civic leaders and some of the scores injured in the suicide attack on May 22 last year, which killed 22 people. Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande. / AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF
People look at a fence covered in hearts, offerings as a memorial following the Manchester Arena bombing, in central Manchester on May 22, 2018, the one year anniversary of the deadly attack.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William will on May 22, 2018 join families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing at a commemoration ceremony in the city on the first anniversary of the tragedy. They will attend the service at Manchester Cathedral alongside first responders, civic leaders and some of the scores injured in the suicide attack on May 22 last year, which killed 22 people. Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande.
/ AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS
A fence is covered in hearts, offerings as a memorial following the Manchester Arena bombing, in central Manchester on May 22, 2018, the one year anniversary of the deadly attack.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William will on May 22, 2018 join families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing at a commemoration ceremony in the city on the first anniversary of the tragedy. They will attend the service at Manchester Cathedral alongside first responders, civic leaders and some of the scores injured in the suicide attack on May 22 last year, which killed 22 people. Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande.
/ AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS
A fence is covered in hearts, offerings as a memorial following the Manchester Arena bombing, in central Manchester on May 22, 2018, the one year anniversary of the deadly attack.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William will on May 22, 2018 join families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing at a commemoration ceremony in the city on the first anniversary of the tragedy. They will attend the service at Manchester Cathedral alongside first responders, civic leaders and some of the scores injured in the suicide attack on May 22 last year, which killed 22 people. Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande.
/ AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS
Messages of support hung from a ‘tree of hope’ planted as a memorial following the Manchester Arena bombing in central Manchester on May 22, 2018, the one year anniversary of the deadly attack.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William will on May 22, 2018 join families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing at a commemoration ceremony in the city on the first anniversary of the tragedy. They will attend the service at Manchester Cathedral alongside first responders, civic leaders and some of the scores injured in the suicide attack on May 22 last year, which killed 22 people. Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande.
/ AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 25, 2017 People gather to see flowers and messages of support left around a statue of Richard Cobden is St Ann’s Square in Manchester, northwest England on May 25, 2017, placed in tribute to the victims of the May 22 terror attack at the Manchester Arena.
Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William will on Tuesday join families of the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing at a commemoration ceremony in the city on the first anniversary of the tragedy. They will attend the service at Manchester Cathedral alongside first responders, civic leaders and some of the scores injured in the suicide attack on May 22 last year, which killed 22 people. Salman Abedi, a British man of Libyan heritage, blew himself up outside the venue, which had been hosting a concert by teen pop idol Ariana Grande.
/ AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF
A las 14:30 hora local (13:30 hora GMT), habrá un minuto de silencio que se observará en todas las dependencias gubernamentales del país.
Más de 3.000 cantantes de coros locales participarán en un concierto en el centro de la ciudad.
“Somos más fuertes de lo que éramos, estamos más unidos, y hay un espíritu comunitario más palpable, pero por dentro las cicatrices son muy reales, y muy profundas”, dijo a BBC Radio el alcalde de la ciudad, el laborista Andy Burnham.
Grande, que acababa de concluir su concierto cuando estalló la bomba fuera, mandó un mensaje de apoyo.
“Os envío toda la luz y afecto que puedo ofrecer en este día difícil”, escribió.
El atentado fue uno de los cinco que sufrió el Reino Unido en 2017. El resto fueron en Londres.
