Terrorist Attack in Manchester (Read MOD WARNING in OP Updated 24/05/2017))

Copper_pipe

There are fatalities according to sky

gandalf

They are reporting that the railway lines in the adjoining station are blocked so the explosion may not have been in the arena.

BorneTobyWilde

No doubt now.
I wonder who was responsible, could be that blonde Mormon girl again.
Really need to track her down!

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Beyondgone

astradave wrote: »

Gmp on Facebook are saying a number of fatalities

From the panic or from an explosion?

https://mobile.twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866786909544230912/photo/1

Oh dear

Atlantic Dawn

https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866786909544230912

Collie D

astradave wrote: »

Gmp on Facebook are saying a number of fatalities

Genuine page? No mention on either BBC or Sky

Edit: Seeing it now

BorneTobyWilde

Strange that it took so long to get this confirmed as an attack.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Danzy wrote: »

It is too early to tell if it is a diversity incident or a false alarm, that outlets like Sky are reporting it as a bomb like event and the police are asking people to avoid the area suggests it is more than a false alarm.

They would have quashed the panic before now if there was only a false alarm, hopefully it is not so but it is following a predictable pattern.

DIVERSITY INCIDENT?

For ****s sake

4068ac1elhodqr

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Strange that it took so long to get this confirmed as an attack.

Agree, news broke at 22:50 or so, details still a bit sketchy

Jobs OXO

Fatalities confirmed.

PhilipsR

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Strange that it took so long to get this confirmed as an attack.

It hasn't been?

ThisRegard

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Strange that it took so long to get this confirmed as an attack.

It still hasn't.

gandalf

Collie D wrote: »

Genuine page? No mention on either BBC or Sky

They are showing that statement up on sky now.

James74

Sky News now saying there is fatalities.

Beyondgone

cisk wrote: »

https://mobile.twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866786909544230912/photo/1

Oh dear

Yeah, but a speaker could have blown, people run and panic, people get crushed. That's an "explosion" and "casualties" - "fatalities" even.

And I'm no "Nothing to see here" merchant.

Itssoeasy

That sounds bad. BBC radio 5 live which is based in machester are as usual doing a great job in case anyone wants to hear the latest.

Danzy

Birneybau wrote: »

Diversity incident? That's a new euphemism to me.

Yet a very accurate one.

There will be enough spin in the days ahead.

STB.

Collie D wrote: »

Genuine page? No mention on either BBC or Sky

Both are mentioning it. Explosion, fatalities.

Sounds like people crushed in the mayhem.

BBC interviewee now reporting being thrown threw a door by an explosion.

RobertKK

RIP to the people who lost their lives.

Hope it is not terrorism.

Explosion can be seen and heard in the distance in left of screen at 8secs.

https://mobile.twitter.com/SMcK17/status/866786387844096000/video/1

BorneTobyWilde

People could have died due to a crush. it would be sad if bang was innocent and the result was panic that led to people losing their lives.

bilston

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No doubt now.
I wonder who was responsible, could be that blonde Mormon girl again.
Really need to track her down!

Well possibly, but it may have been some sort of crush following something happening that wasn't a bomb.

hairyslug

Collie D wrote: »

Genuine page? No mention on either BBC or Sky

Sky now saying fatalities,

Initial reports on twitter had it made out to be a speaker blown and people were over reacting.

GhostyMcGhost

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Strange that it took so long to get this confirmed as an attack.

Hasn't been confirmed an attack

Actually looking like a panic because people immediately thought that. There were confirmed fatalities most likely from a stampede

Danzy

Unfortunately there are reports of fatalities coming in via the Manch

https://twitter.com/gmpolice

At this stage the police there will have a very good idea what has happened and if they knew otherwise they would be ensuring that the wider public had an inkling that this was an accident rather than a targeted act.

Mantis Toboggan

Hopefully it's not another Bataclan massacre

Collie D

Looks like mostly kids there. Horrible.

bilston

Some reports saying explosions/bangs heard near the bar area in the Arena.

P_1

Witness on BBC saying explosion was in main foyer of arena. Described seeing bodies and being knocked out.