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Ariana Grande visits Manchester concert bombing victims

Singer Ariana Grande is visiting fans injured in last month’s deadly terrorist attack at her concert in Manchester ahead of a benefit concert for the victims. 

Grande posted a photo to her Instagram on Friday of her sitting at the bedside of a young fan who hospitalized after the attack. The pop star returned to the United Kingdom on Friday, two days before she is set to perform a concert there. 

Grande was visiting Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, where she posed for photos with other fans, according to The Associated Press.

 

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Grande was performing at the Manchester Arena late last month when a bomb detonated near one of the venue’s exits, killing 22 victims and injuring more than 100. The attacker was identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, who also died in the attack.

“I’ll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honor of and to raise money for the victims and their families,” Grande said in a statement shortly after the attack.