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“This is not your fault”: Fans rally around Ariana Grande

American pop singer Ariana Grande expressed sorrow after a bomb blast killed at least 22 people — many younger than 18 — at her concert in Manchester Monday night, the deadliest terror attack in the United Kingdom since 2005.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the suicide-bomb attack that killed children as young as 8. At least 59 others have been injured.

Authorities are working to identify the victims, and people are using the hashtags #Manchester and #MissingInManchester in attempts to locate survivors.

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Grande said she was “broken” and “so so sorry.”

But fans and others rallied around Grande and her fans at the Manchester show to show solidarity with the 23-year-old singer, who is reportedly physically OK, starting the hashtag #ThisIsNotYourFaultAriana.

Praying for the friends and family of the victims at @ArianaGrande's concert. Stay strong, Ariana.#ThisIsNotYourFaultAriana

“We mourn the lives of children and loved ones taken by this cowardly act,” Grande’s manager Scooter Braun said in a statement. “We ask all of you to hold the victims, their families, and all those affected in your hearts and prayers.”