The Latest: Obama offers Prince Harry condolences on attack
The Latest on the concert bombing in Manchester, England (all times local):
7 p.m.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama has offered his condolences to victims of the Manchester bombing during a meeting with Prince Harry.
The prince’s Kensington Palace office tweeted a picture of Harry and Obama at the palace Saturday. It said the former president expressed condolences “and support for those recovering from injuries.”
It said the two men also discussed support for veterans, mental health, conservation, empowering young people and the work of their respective foundations.
Obama visited Scotland on Friday, playing golf at the renowned Old Course at St. Andrews and attending a charity dinner in Edinburgh.
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5:10 p.m.
Police say nothing suspicious has been found at London’s Old Vic Theatre after a security alert prompted the evacuation of cast and audience in the middle of a performance.
Theatergoers earlier tweeted that a matinee performance of “Woyzeck” — starring “Star Wars” actor John Boyega — was halted by theater staff and audience and cast were told to leave.
The police force said specialist officers searched the building and found nothing suspicious.
Britain is under heightened security after Monday’s bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
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3:50 p.m.
Soccer fans are arriving for the FA Cup final with armed police on the streets outside at Wembley Stadium in London as Britain stages its biggest sporting event since the Manchester suicide bombing.
The 22 people killed in Manchester on Monday night will be remembered in the London stadium Saturday before Arsenal and Chelsea contest the soccer showpiece. Prince William will lead the tributes, laying a wreath alongside Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham on the field before the kickoff.
Arsenal fan Liz Johnson says she was a “sad after what happened in Manchester but I grew up in Ireland, so bombs did go off there and life does go on. We will be thinking about…
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