ISIS supporters celebrated online overnight following the blast in Manchester Arena which claimed the lives of at least 19 people and wounded more than 50 others.
Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the blast which struck as 21,000 fans were leaving the venue at the end of the Ariana Grande concert.
Twitter suspended dozens of accounts, but other euphoric supporters posted messages across Telegram and other secured messaging systems.
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One message on Twitter posted by a user called Abdul Haqq said: ‘It seems that bombs of the British airforce over children of Mosul and Raqqa has just came back to #Manchester.’
Others shared messages encouraging so-called ‘lone wolf’ attacks as well as videos threatening the west and the United States.
US security officials said initial signs pointed to a suicide bomber being responsible for the blast.
One counter-terrorism official said: ‘In the absence of conclusive evidence, the choice of venue, the timing and the mode of attack all suggest this was terrorism.’
Britain is on its second-highest alert level of ‘severe’, meaning an attack by militants is considered highly likely.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was monitoring the situation in Manchester closely but said it had no information to indicate a specific credible threat involving music venues in the United States.
British counter-terrorism police have said they are making on average an arrest every day in connection with suspected terrorism.
Source: ISIS fans celebrate Manchester terror attack | Daily Mail Online
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