A man has been arrested after a social media user uploaded photos of a Halloween costume of the Manchester bomber.
It sparked outrage on Facebook as critics took issue with the outfit, which saw a man dress with Arabic-style headgear, sunglasses and a T-shirt that said "I love Ariana Grande".He also uploaded a photo of a backpack that said "Boom TNT" on the front and had wires sticking out of the top - references to the bombing which killed 22 people, including children."Bet I get kicked out of the Halloween party," the caption said.
Read more: Mushroom cook Erin Patterson charged with murder over beef wellington lunch that left three dead In a statement, North Yorkshire Police said: "North Yorkshire Police can confirm that a man has been arrested after the force received complaints about a man wearing an offensive costume on social media depicting murderer Salman Abedi, who killed 22 people at Manchester Arena.
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