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Earlier we reported that bomber Salman Abedi's father Ramadan and his brother Hamesh had been arrested in Tripoli.

New information received by the BBC makes it clear they were in fact detained by a militia.

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Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has told BBC Newsnight that he has raised US leaks about the Manchester investigation with the US ambassador.

Mr Burnham said: "It troubles me. On Monday evening when the reports were first coming through to me, I agreed with the chief constable and others we would take a cautious approach to putting public information out because we wouldn't want to get anything wrong or compromise the police investigation.

"And yet the first reports were coming seemingly out of the United States. So that is concerning because obviously you want international co-operation when it comes to sharing of information because events like this can have that broader dimension.

"But it worries me greatly and in fact I made known my concerns about it to the US ambassador. It's not acceptable to me that, you know, here there is a live investigation taking place, we cannot have information being put in the public domain that's not in the direct control of the British police and security services."

Following Manchester United's victory in the Europa League, their rivals tweet:

The National Police Chiefs' Council said the "unauthorised disclosure of potential evidence" to US media about the Manchester bombing investigation "undermines our investigations and the confidence of victims, witnesses and their families."

Manchester United have beaten Ajax 2-0 to win the Europa League in Stockholm.

Paul Pogba, who scored tonight's first goal, says: "We played for the people who died."

The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, tweets:

UK investigators have reacted with anger after a US newspaper published photos apparently showing the scene of the Manchester bomb attack.

Senior counter-terrorism policing figures said the leak undermined their investigation and the confidence of victims and witnesses.

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Met Commissioner Cressida Dick explained the reason troops have been deployed: "Whilst we're at critical and there is the possibility of a further attack we want to be able to support the public as best we can and protect them as best we can and we believe we need more armed officers on the streets.

"So putting military colleagues on what I would call 'static posts' allows us to put police officers with firearms in greater numbers out on the streets of the whole UK."

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A woman has been arrested in connection with the arena bombing following an armed raid on a block of flats in Blackley, Greater Manchester Police have said.

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The Met Police says 1,000 additional armed officers have been freed up to carry out patrols across the UK following the Manchester bombing.

There are currently increased patrols of crowded places, iconic sites and transport hubs.

The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) raised the threat level to "critical" on Tuesday, meaning a further attack may be imminent.

Assistant commissioner Mark Rowley, head of National Counter Terrorism Policing, said: "The public expects us to do everything we can to prevent further attacks and to protect them from harm.

"They will see increased police patrols in the coming days, while there will be more armed officers at key locations, transport hubs and crowded places to deter terrorists and reassure the public.

Daniel Sandford
Home Affairs Correspondent

The BBC has spoken to senior people in counter terrorism policing about the New York Times photographs.

They said they are clearly frustrated and the leak undermines the relationship with important partners and undermines the investigation and the confidence of victims, witnesses and their families.

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Manchester United are taking on Ajax in Stockholm tonight, and the game began with a minute's silence which turned into a minute's applause.

It ended with a very loud rendition of "Manchester, Manchester!"

Armed troops may be deployed to help police after the UK threat raised to critical.

The New York Times has obtained photos, external which it says were gathered by UK authorities at the scene of the attack, including the remnants of a backpack, nuts and screws, and a device identified as a "possible detonator".

The paper says the alleged evidence suggests "a powerful, high-velocity charge, and a bomb in which its shrapnel was carefully and evenly packed".

The suspected detonator "which British law enforcement officials said was carried in the bomber's left hand" was attached to a circuit board, the paper reports.

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