London: Armourers in the UK's Royal Air Force scrawled the message "love from Manchester" on a bomb meant for air strikes against the Islamic State terror group following the concert attack, according to a media report.
Royal Air Force confirm image showing ‘Love from Manchester’ message on bomb is real - https://t.co/5DgALFHBoD pic.twitter.com/GxEyINtsfI? UK Defence Journal (@UKDefJournal) May 25, 2017
An RAF spokesperson confirmed that the photo was genuine.
The report comes days after suicide bomber Salman Abedi blew himself up at a concert by pop star Ariana Grande at Manchester Arena last week, killing 22 people and 119 injured.
Children as young as eight and parents were among the dead after thousands of fans were targeted as they left the gig on Monday.
During World War II, army men wrote messages on bombs headed toward Japan after the Pearl Harbor attack. Messages were also written on bombs after the 9/11, with notes coming from New York City police and fire departments.
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