Celebrities post heartfelt messages after Manchester attack

Children were among 22 people killed in a suicide bombing at a pop concert in the British city of Manchester, the country's deadliest terror attack in 12 years.



Singer Ariana Grande, who had just finished performing in Manchester, northern England, when the blast took place, tweeted that she was 'broken' by the attack.

https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/866849021519966208?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

"From the bottom of my heart, I am so, so sorry. I don't have words," the 23-year-old wrote on her verified account, which has more than 45 million followers.

Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lorde and Sam Smith were amongst the many to tweet their shock and support.

My heart hurts for my sister, Ariana & every family affected by this tragic event in the U.K. Innocent lives lost. I'm so sorry to hear this

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) May 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/866824457050099712

I'm heartbroken over what happened in Manchester tonight.
Sending love to everyone involved. H

— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) May 23, 2017

Praying for everyone at @ArianaGrande's show

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 22, 2017

In total shock and absolutely devastated about what's gone down in MANCHESTER sending Love and Light to all the family's involved LG x

— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) May 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/lorde/status/866822912673628162

Just woken up and seen the news. My heart and soul is broken for every single victim, and their families and friends. So painfully sad x

— SAM SMITH (@samsmith) May 23, 2017

My heartfelt thoughts and prayers for all those effected by the tragedy in Manchester last night 🙏🏻 x VB #Manchester pic.twitter.com/pziTHyySZA

— Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) May 23, 2017

Manchester stands together.

— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) May 23, 2017

Horrified hearing about what's going on in Manchester . Bless everyone x

— Lily Allen (@lilyallen) May 23, 2017

The Rolling Stones are deeply shocked to hear of the appalling events in Manchester & send condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy.

— The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) May 23, 2017

Tearing up imagining innocent concert goers losing their lives.. praying for everyone and all #arianators. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) May 22, 2017