Hundreds of people will come together for a vigil at St Ann’s Square to mark one week since 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber at the Manchester Arena.

Since last Monday’s deadly blast, the city centre landmark has become a shrine to those who lost their lives.

Well-wishers have come from all over to pay their respects and the square has been covered by a sea of flowers while teddy bears, balloons and photographs of the victims have also been placed at the scene.

And to mark one week since the atrocity, a vigil will be held at the square at 10.33pm on Monday.

Manchester councillor and city centre chief Pat Karney said: “We’re just encouraging people to show their respects. I’m expecting a solemn atmosphere and at the forefront of everyone’s mind will be the unbearable pain and rawness the families are enduring.

“It has been a complete emotional seesaw. We’ve been thinking of the families all week as we try to go about normal business. Mancunians have been down then up, down then up but have always been thinking of what the families have been through while we struggle trying to go about our own daily lives.

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“Manchester has been struggling to get through and there’s a lot of grief and horrendous pain but we will get to the other side.”

Salman Abedi has been identified as the suicide bomber who killed 22 people and left 64 seriously injured at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena.

Since the attack, police have made arrests around the country and intelligence agency MI5 is reported to be launching an urgent investigation into whether it missed chances to stop Abedi and why he was not classed as a more serious threat.