Manchester Arena attack fund raises £21.6m

    A charity set up to help the victims of the Manchester Arena bomb attack has raised £21.6 million.

    The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund, launched in the wake of the blast which claimed 22 lives on 22 May 2017, stopped taking donations on 31 January.

    The charity said the final round of funding will go to those left permanently disabled or who still require significant surgery or rehabilitation.

    It said there was £1.1m left, which includes £75,000 match-funded by the NHS, for six months of intensive physiotherapy care at the Manchester Institute of Health and Performance for some of the most severely injured.

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