Politics: These are 12 of the victims of the Manchester attack — including a police officer and children

Missing in Manchester: Those who died or are missing after the suicide bombing at Manchester arena on Monday evening.

12 victims of the suicide bombing at Manchester Arena on Monday have been named, while others remain missing.

The explosion killed 22 people, some of them children, and 64 others were injured at the Ariana Grande concert.

Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said on Wednesday his team have spoken to all the families affected. He added that the victims will be formally identified by a coroner in the next four or five days.

Hopkins also confirmed that a serving female police officer was killed in the attack. The BBC reported that the officer attended the Manchester Arena event with her family, who were also injured in the blast.

The family has asked that she is not named at this point, Hopkins said.

This is a full list of the named victims and those unaccounted for, so far:

Nell Jones

The 14-year-old's cousins appealed for information, but the head teacher of her school confirmed her death. Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School's David Wheeler said: "Nell was a very popular girl, always smiling, always positive."

Jane Tweddle-Taylor

The BBC reports that 50-year old Jane Tweddle-Taylor, from Blackpool, is the latest confirmed victim of the attack.

She reportedly went to the arena with a friend to pick up the friend's daughter. She was a receptionist at South Shore Academy School in Blackpool.

Martyn Hett

The 29-year-old was not seen or heard from following the blast.

Friend Russell Hayward announced on Twitter that Hett was among those killed.

He said: "We got the news last night that our wonderful iconic and beautiful Martyn didn’t survive. He left this world exactly how he lives, centre of attention."

Olivia Campbell

Campbell went to the concert with her best friend Adam Lawler, who was treated in hospital. The 15-year-old's phone was not ringing and calls to hospitals proved fruitless. Her mother Charlotte confirmed her death on Wednesday morning.

Alison Howe and Lisa Lees

The friends were waiting in the foyer of Manchester Arena to collect their 15-year-old daughters when they were caught up in the suicide bombing. News of their death was confirmed on Facebook.

"They took a caring, beautiful Mum and step mother away," Howe's stepson Jordan said on Facebook. Lees' brother Lee Hunter wrote: "Gone but never forgotten. I love you Lisa and I'll miss you so much."

Kelly Brewster

Brewster's boyfriend Ian Winslow confirmed the news of her death on Facebook. She attended the Grande concert with her sister, Claire, and her niece, Hollie Booth, who were both injured in the attack, according to The Mirror.

"Not sure how this works but it isn't good news. Kelly Brewster wasn't one of the unidentified hospital patients. She has sadly passed away in the terror attack yesterday," he said. "Kelly really was the happiest she has ever been and we had so many things planned together."

Angelika and Marcin Klis

Sky News reported on Wednesday morning that the husband and wife died in Monday's attack. The news was confirmed by the Polish foreign minister, Sky said. The Klis' daughter, Alex, had appealed for information on Facebook.

Georgina Callander

Callander was named as the first victim of the attack. Friends of the 18-year-old said she was one of the first people rushed to hospital after the attack. She died with her mother at her bedside in hospital, according to a close friend.

Runshaw College Sixth Form Centre, where Callander was studying, confirmed her death on Facebook. "It is with enormous sadness that it appears that one of the people who lost their lives in Monday’s Manchester attack was one of our students here at Runshaw College," it said.

Saffie Rose Roussos

Eight-year-old Rose Roussos attended the Grande gig with her mother, but the pair were separated, according to reports.

"Saffie was simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the word. She was loved by everyone," said, Chris Upton, headteacher at Tarleton Community Primary School.

John Atkinson

Manchester Evening News said the 28-year-old from Bury was a victim of Monday's attack. Described as an "amazing young man," he was said to be leaving the gig when he was caught up in the blast.

Unnamed female police officer

BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said an off-duty female police officer was killed in the Manchester attack. Her husband is critically ill, he said, while their two daughters were injured.

Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry — missing

The family and friends have not heard from Rutherford, 17, and Curry, 19. The pair were at the Grande concert together.

Courtney Boyle and Philip Tron — missing

Boyle's mother Deborah Hutchinson has been appealing for help on Facebook. Boyle was at the concert with her Tron, Hutchinson's partner.

Laura Macintyre and Eilidh Macleod — missing

Macintyre's father has appealed for information on Twitter. She attended the concert with her friend Macleod.

Wendy Fawell — missing

Falwell was waiting outside the Manchester Arena after dropping off her daughter, according to Manchester Evening News. She has not been contactable since.

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