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Ariana Grande posts tribute on second anniversary of Manchester attack

VIDEO: Ariana Grande speaks out on Manchester concert attack
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Ariana Grande speaks out on Manchester concert attack
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ByAndrea Tuccillo
May 22, 2019, 2:27 pm

Ariana Grande is marking the second anniversary of the Manchester concert attack with a simple tribute.

On her Instagram Story, she posted a black screen with the bee emoji in the center. The “worker bee” has been a symbol of the hard-working U.K. city of Manchester for decades and in the wake of the tragedy, it became a symbol of the city’s resilience.

(MORE: Ariana Grande on how she found healing after Manchester, and how she knew Pete Davidson was the one)

Last year, following the one-year anniversary of the bombing, Grande, 25, got a tattoo of the bee inked behind her ear. Her music video for “No Tears Left to Cry” also features a bee flying away in the last shot, as a nod to the city.

Twenty-two people were killed and 139 injured on May 22, 2017, when a suicide bomber set off an explosive device outside of Manchester Arena following the pop star's concert there.

Two weeks later, Grande helped organize and performed at the star-studded One Love Manchester benefit concert, to raise money for the victims. She was subsequently named an honorary citizen of Manchester.

Grande will return to Manchester in August to headline the city’s Pride festival.

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