She came under fire for posting a photo of herself partying with Ariana Grande, as a tribute to the victims of Monday's Manchester terror attack.

But after facing huge backlash from fans for the 'irrelevant' post, Kim Kardashian has now deleted the image from her Instagram page completely.

The reality star had first posted the snap to share her shock and sympathies after an ISIS suicide bomber targeted young gig-goers at Ariana's concert at the Manchester Arena, leaving at least 22 dead and 119 injured.

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Backlash: Kim Kardashian has deleted the Instagram snap of her partying with Ariana Grande posted in tribute to the Manchester attack after it came under fire from fans

While Kim had accompanied the image with a touching tribute to those lost in the attack, fans were quick to brand the image 'selfish' and 'inappropriate' as it depicted herself laughing and smiling at a concert.

However after a slew of angry comments, eagle-eyed fans then noticed on Wednesday that the image had been removed from her page altogether.

While it is not known exactly when the photo was taken down, Kim has since followed it up with two heartfelt messages paying tribute to the victims on Twitter.

Vanished: After a slew of angry comments, eagle-eyed fans then noticed on Wednesday that the image had been removed from her page (above)

Devastated: While it is not known exactly when the image was removed, Kim has since followed it up with two heartfelt messages paying tribute to the victims on Twitter

She wrote on the site: 'I can't imagine the fear and agony these parents must be going through searching for their kids.'

Before adding: 'I'm praying for everyone in Manchester. This is truly so senseless & heart breaking.'

The drama began when the 36-year-old shared a well-intentioned throwback snap of herself with sister Kendall Jenner and Ariana to Instagram on Tuesday, which she accompanied with a touching post.

Offensive? Kim Kardashian has come under fire for posting a picture of herself partying with Ariana Grande (above) in a tribute to the victims of the Manchester attack on Monday

The mother-of-two wrote: 'I'm praying for everyone in Manchester. This is truly so senseless & heart breaking.

'I can't imagine the fear and agony these parents must be going through searching for their kids.

'Concerts are supposed to be a place where u can let loose and have fun. It's so scary to not feel safe in this world. My heart goes out to @arianagrande I love you.'

Touching: Kim, 36, shared a sweet post to accompany the picture, in which she paid tribute to the victims and expressed her deepest sympathies as well as her love for Ariana

Divided: Despite her sweet words, several fans were offended by the choice of picture, as they questioned why Kim had included an image of herself in the tribute

Despite her sweet words, several fans were offended by the choice of picture, as they questioned why Kim had included an image of herself in the tribute.

Outraged followers wrote: '@kimkardashian I actually can't believe I'm reading a post of a pic you put up of yourself and @arianagrande at a concert.. when people have lost their children in such tragic circumstances.

'Instead posting a picture of yourself maybe show some compassion and sincerity for all those poor people who have lost their kids?? So selfish such a terrible post and picture!!'

Fans: Some fans were quick to leap to Kim's defence, reasoning that the reality star didn't mean to cause offence

Some fans were quick to leap to Kim's defence, reasoning that the reality star didn't mean to cause offence.

'She literally wrote a great, inspiring speech but people don't care about that and focus on the picture instead,' one user wrote.

Another commented: 'probably posted it cus it's the only pic of them together, and she did say things about the victims , Ariana just must be dealing with it the worse so get off ig with your paragraphs [sic].'

MailOnline have contacted Kim's representatives for comment.

'Broken': Ariana was one of the first stars to share her sympathies, posting: 'Broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words'

On Tuesday evening a suicide bomber - now named as Salman Abedi - blew himself up at Manchester Arena during Ariana's Dangerous Woman tour, killing 22 people.

ISIS have claimed responsibility after the terrorist set off a ball bearing bomb at an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 and injuring 119 in the worst terror attack Britain has seen since the 7/7 London bombings.

Eight-year-old Saffie Roussos, 18-year-old Georgina Callander and 26-year-old John Atkinson were among those killed. Of the injured, at least 12 were children were among 59 taken to hospital, with 60 others treated at the scene.

Ariana was one of the first stars to share her sympathies, posting: 'Broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.'

She has now suspended her Dangerous Woman tour.