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Arena attack victims remembered eight years on from bombing

Moments of silence will be observed in Manchester as the city marks eight years since the terror attack which claimed the lives of 22 people. Manchester City Council said a minute's silence would be observed twice at Victoria Station on Thursday 22 May - at midday and again at 10.31pm - the exact time of the attack in 2017. 22 people were killed and hundreds more were injured after suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a bomb at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. Writing book 'lifted us' say Arena victim Saffie-Rose Roussos' parents The names of those who lost their lives will be read out during services at Manchester Cathedral at 1.10pm (Holy Communion) and 5.30pm (Choral Evensong.) The cathedral will be open throughout the day for prayers and reflection. The Glade of Light memorial. Representatives from the City Council including leader Cllr Bev Craig, will lay flowers at the Glade of Light memorial on behalf of the city. The permanent memorial has the names of the 22 victims written into stone which forms a halo around a central garden. Cllr Bev Craig said the "city will never forget those who were lost that day" and the attack "was one of the darkest days in Manchester's history". The Council leader said: "The aftermath also showed the city's remarkable solidarity and Mancunians' refusal to give in to those who would seek to divide us. 'We will never forget those who were lost that day, their loved ones, those who were injured and everyone who was affected. "We remember them throughout the year but each anniversary is especially poignant.'