ANKARA: The 22-year-old man who carried out the Manchester concert suicide bombing that left 22 people dead transited through Istanbul airport ahead of carrying out the attack, a Turkish official said.

"I can confirm that he transited through Istanbul Ataturk" airport, the official told Agence France-Presse, asking not to be named and referring to the country's main international airport.

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