Bosses of the bingo hall where three of the blast victims had worked today spoke of their shock and sadness over the attack.

Andrea Dykes who had worked at the club for nine years, met Julian while he was employed at the Osborne Street site during his holidays from university.

The couple had become close friends with the club's assistant manager John Light who went onto to become the best man at their wedding.

Gala Bingo's chief executive John Kelly said: "The news of their deaths has hit the club very hard. We are all shocked and saddened by what has happened."

He added: "We would like to express our grief at such a tragic loss of life and our condolences to Julian Dykes and to Andrea's and John's families, friends and work colleagues."

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