Islamophobic attacks in Manchester have registered a spike of nearly 500 per cent since the terrorist attack at a concert venue in the heart of the city last month which claimed 22 lives, according to official figures.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said there were 224 reports of anti-Muslim hate crimes in the month after the attack at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena compared with 37 in the same period in 2016.
This marks a 505 per cent rise in Islamophobic incidents as officers said they would take tough action to curb the increase in hate crimes.