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Manchester was placed on lockdown following an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert, with hospitals treating concertgoers who had "shrapnel-like" injuries.

But David Leavitt, a freelance writer from Boston, Massachusetts, caused outrage after joking about the deceased.

He tweeted: “MULTIPLE CONFIRMED FATALITIES at Manchester Arena. The last time I listened to Ariana Grande I almost died too.”

Others quickly replied to the shocking tweet, calling Leavitt "an embarrassment".