Police Scotland continues to review all safety and security plans and operations following the dreadful events in Manchester last night
This includes ensuring that armed policing and specialist resources are appropriately deployed.
Twenty-two people including children were killed and a further 59 were injured in the attack which took place following an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena.
Police in Manchester confirmed that the bomber died at the scene and officers are currently working to establish whether he was acting alone or was part of a network.
Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Phil Gormley said: “My thoughts and those of everyone at Police Scotland are with those who have lost loved ones or who were injured in the attack in Manchester.
“As part of the UK-wide response to these events, Police Scotland continues to review all safety and security plans and operations.
“This includes ensuring our armed policing and specialist resources are appropriately deployed.
“People will therefore see armed police on patrol at transport hubs and crowded places. There is no intelligence to suggest there is any threat to Scotland but I would ask the public to remain alert and report anything suspicious.
“We continue to liaise with the UK authorities in response to this incident.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
