Attack will not weaken spirit of the British

Bomber Salman Abedi, a beast in human form, was enjoying the welcoming life offered by the British after his parents escaped from Libyan tyrant Col Muammar Gaddafi to find solace and civilisation in the UK.

The British have been forced to declare the highest level of alert and armed forces are on patrol in the expectation of another terrorist attack.

Many events have been cancelled including visits to Parliament and the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace.

The political parties have suspended campaigning for the June 8 general election to respect those who died at the Manchester Arena where 22,000 people attended a concert featuring American teenage idol Ariana Grande.

The British people are very resilient and resourceful and are determined to carry on their way of life in spite of this attempt and others recently to derail them and corral their spirits.

The Islamist ideology that spawns this type of fundamentalist aggression and barbarism will be under intensive scrutiny from now on to stem the tide of suicide bombings in this welfare state that is about to break away from the European Union.

British intelligence is working full-time to unearth the cell that mounted this attack in the home of Manchester City and Manchester United Football Clubs as they believe terrorist Abedi did not act alone, given the sophistication of the disastrous bomb carried in a hand-held case and which he exploded in the foyer of the concert hall after the show ended, scattering nuts and bolts to maim and kill.

Condolences to the bereaved families who lost their rosebuds and others who will not bloom again but not weaken the indomitable spirit of the British people.

STEPHEN KANGAL Caron