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Mamata Banerjee condemns Manchester terror attack

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the terror attack in northern England's Manchester, terming it a cowardly…

IANS | Kolkata | May 23, 2017 9:35 am

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the terror attack in northern England's Manchester, terming it a cowardly act.

She also expressed grief over the deaths in the suicide bombing.

"Saddened with the sad news about innocent lives lost Manchester blast. These terror attacks are acts of cowards," Banerjee posted on Twitter.

The suicide bombing in Manchester killed 22 persons and left 59 injured, during the end of pop singer Ariana Grande's concert on Monday night.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed apprehension of violence a day before the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in North Bengal.

Mr Adhikari in his X handle wrote that permission had been given to set up houses for the affected people.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today reached out to the people at Chalsa in Jalpaiguri by celebrating Bengali New Year and Bangla Diwas with them.