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Dean of Manchester warns against division as he condemns ‘despicable’ attack

Mr Govender praised the bravery of emergency services workers and said he would open the cathedral for a vigil once the police let him in.

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The Dean of Manchester, Rogers Govender, described the attack as “despicable and pure evil” and held prayers at the police cordon on Deansgate.

He said he normally held prayers at the city’s cathedral in the morning but he could not get to the building which is inside the sealed-off zone, between the cordon and the arena.

Mr Govender said: “That 22 young people have lost their lives, I think that is just despicable and pure evil. We’re all feeling absolutely devastated.

“And yet, at the same time, we need to be strong for others as well and to make sure that this terrible atrocity does not in any way stop us as Mancunians from going about our daily work and daily business.

“And, certainly, to ensure that it does not divide us in any way.”

Mr Govender praised the bravery of emergency services workers and said he would open the cathedral for a vigil once the police let him in.

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