A small number of EDL protesters gathered outside the Arndale Shopping Centre (Picture: Reuters)

Mancunians turned their anger on the English Defence League when the far-right group held a display in the wake of last night’s deadly bombing.

Men carrying English flags clashed with police and protesters outside the Arndale Shopping Centre in the city, which was briefly evacuated on Tuesday morning.

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But they were outnumbered by Mancunians who condemned their protest of the attack, which happened after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena and killed 22 people, including ‘many’ children, Prime Minister Theresa May said.

Footage obtained by Reuters shows a man shouting at EDL protesters outside the shopping centre.


He says: ‘The people of Manchester don’t stand with your xenophobia and racism.

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Dozens of people were injured (Picture: Getty)

Floral tributes have been left near the Manchester Arena (Picture: PA)

‘The people of Manchester are going to stick together, no matter what religion you follow, no matter what the colour of the skin is. We’re not going to stand with people like you.



‘We’re going to stick together, because together we are stronger and the people of Manchester are not going to be afraid of who is responsible for this violence.’

The clip also shows a police officer appearing to condemn the behaviour of the protesters, though his words are drowned out by the anger of the gathered crowds.

Shocking images reveal the devastation inside the arena (Picture: PA)

Ariana Grande fans were targeted (Picture: AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Families are desperately trying to locate their missing loved ones, with the hashtags #MissingInManchester and #Manchestermissing trending on social media.

Twelve children under the age of 16 were taken to hospital following the blast.

The youngest person known to have died is Saffie Rose Roussos. She was just eight.

Greater Manchester Police are treating the bombing as a terrorist attack and believe they know the identity of the attacker, who died at the scene.