Members of the public observe a national minute’s silence in remembrance of all those who lost their lives in the May 22 Manchester Arena Attack, May 25, in Manchester, England. An explosion occurred at Manchester Arena on the evening of May 22 as concert goers were leaving the venue after Ariana Grande had performed. Greater Manchester Police are treating the explosion as a terrorist attack and have confirmed 22 fatalities and 59 injured.  (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

@Siliconeer #Siliconeer #ManchesterBombing #ScotlandYard #Trump #RexTillerson #BorisJohnson #ArianaGrande #Terrorism – British police has “got hold of a large part” of the network linked to the suicide bomb attack at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, the country’s counter-terrorism police chief said, May 26, writes Aditi Khanna. President Donald Trump ordered a comprehensive review of leaks related to the probe into the deadly Manchester terror attack, May 25, a day after British Home Secretary Amber Rudd slammed the revelation of sensitive classified information, writes Lalit K. Jha.

Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police Service, said detectives had made “immense progress” in the investigation, but warned there were still “important lines of inquiry” to pursue.

“Further arrests are likely, although police believe they have got hold of a large part of the network,” Rowley said.

He said police have reviewed security at more than 1,300 events across the UK and urged public not to change any plan and “go out as you planned and enjoy yourselves.”

Two men were arrested, May 26, in connection with the suicide attack at the concert by American actress-singer Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena on May 22.

Greater Manchester Police said one of them was taken into custody after a property search at an address in the Moss Side area of Manchester.

The second one, a 44-year-old man, was arrested in south Manchester. He was arrested on suspicion of terror offenses.

With the new arrests, the number of people arrested reached 11, of which two have been released without charge, police said.

Nine men remain in custody for questioning, a police statement said.

A 16-year-old boy and a 34-year-old woman were the two persons released without charge.

The other nine men, aged between 18 and 44, were being questioned over their involvement in the attack and are expected to be charged soon.

Investigators believe 22-year-old Manchester-born suicide bomber Salman Abedi, from a family of Libyan origin, acted as part of a terrorist network and their focus had been on intercepting his wider network.

Rowley said: “Broadly speaking, as with any investigation of this nature, we are focusing on understanding Abedi’s life; forensically examining a number of scenes, reviewing hours of CCTV from the night itself and the hours and before, financial work, communication, digital exhibits, the accounts from hundreds of witnesses and of course enquiries internationally.”

Some news reports indicated that security forces were on the hunt for a second device made by Abedi, which may now be with a member of this network.

Abedi was known to UK security services, but his risk to the public remained “subject to review,” according to reports.

In the Libyan capital Tripoli, Abedi’s younger brother 20-year-old Hashem and their father, Ramadan, are being held by special forces linked to the country’s interior ministry.

Meanwhile, the manager of a pizza shop raided by police in north England claimed that his friend Aimen Elwafi was one of the eight men in custody as he had inadvertently rented a property to Abedi.

Elwafi is believed to have handed himself to police after news reports revealed Abedi as the suicide bomber.

“He made the connection straight away. He was shocked and panicked when he saw the news, said Mohammed El-Haduri, the manager of St Helens Pizza.

The UK terror threat level remains “critical,” meaning another attack could be imminent and additional Army and armed police officers are patrolling major sites, including the transport network, across the UK.

Britain’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd chaired another Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (Cobra) meeting May 26.

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (l) and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attend a joint press conference following their meeting at Carlton Gardens in London, May 26. Washington’s top diplomat Rex Tillerson was in London in an expression of solidarity, after Britain reacted furiously to leaks of sensitive details about the investigation into the May 22 bombing in Manchester, to U.S. media. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

“JTAC (Joint Terrorism Analysis Center) have assessed that the level of threat should remain at critical while the operation continues. The military are continuing to support the police under Operation Temperer – 1,000 members of the military are assisting in that, said Rudd.

“Twenty-two people have died and 66 people are still in hospital. Meanwhile, the investigation continues, eight people are now in custody, it is a live operation and that will continue,” she said.

British police have now resumed intelligence-sharing with their U.S. counterparts after a brief suspension over a series of leaks by American officials to journalists providing details of the Manchester bomb investigation.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson in London, May 26, and said the U.S. took “full responsibility” for the leaks.

“This special relationship that exists between our two countries will certainly withstand this particular unfortunate event,” he said.

President Donald Trump had earlier said the leaks were “deeply troubling.”

Meanwhile, the national-level campaigning for the June 8 general election resumed, May 26, after local level campaigns restarted May 25, following suspension in the wake of the attack.

Opposition Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn began the campaign with a major speech in London attacking the war on terror.

He said, many experts, including professionals in our intelligence and security services, have pointed to the connections between wars our government has supported or fought in other countries and terrorism here at home.

We must be brave enough to admit that the war on terror is simply not working. We need a smarter way to reduce the threat from countries that nurture terrorists and generate terrorism.

Trump Orders Probe into Leaks Related to Manchester Bombing

“I am asking the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to launch a complete review of this matter, and if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” Trump said in a statement.

The internal investigation seeks to find out who leaked information about the probe into the terror attack.

“The alleged leaks coming out of government agencies are deeply troubling. These leaks have been going on for a long time and my administration will get to the bottom of this. The leaks of sensitive information pose a grave threat to our national security,” President Trump said.

Rudd slammed U.S. leaks on the investigation into the deadly Manchester terror attack as “irritating” and said she had made it clear to Washington that it “should not happen again.”

A string of details about May 22 attack at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena that killed 22 people and injured over 100 others have emerged from U.S. law enforcement sources before being released by British police or officials.

Trump said there is no relationship that it cherishes more than the special relationship between the U.S. and the UK.

The U.S. is one of Britain’s key intelligence partners.

Both the countries share sensitive information as part of the “Five Eyes” alliance, which also includes Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Details of the Manchester attack were quick to emerge from the U.S. in the immediate aftermath of the bombing.

For example, U.S. officials told CNN that the attack appeared to be a suicide bombing and that a male at the scene had been identified as the probable suicide bomber.

The U.S. government has come under scrutiny over its handling of foreign intelligence in recent days following reports that Trump shared top secret information originating from Israel during a White House meeting with senior Russian officials, the CNN report said.