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‘Running and Screaming’: Explosions at Ariana Grande Concert, Multiple Deaths, Injuries at Manchester Arena

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RUNNING AND SCREAMING’ Manchester Arena explosion at Ariana Grande gig causes multiple deaths and injuries as cops swarm to treat wounded concertgoers

Witnesses reported hearing a “massive bang” before people fled the scene screaming.

The story is still developing, Manchester is a heavily populated Muslim area in the UK. There have been scores of terror-related arrests there.

POLICE have confirmed that people have died and been injured after “explosions” at Manchester Arena sent thousands of terrified concertgoers fleeing an Ariana Grande concert.

An injured woman is escorted from the arena by police after loud bangs were heard at the gig

Manchester Arena: police confirm ‘there are a number of fatalities’ after reports of explosion at Ariana Grande concert

  • Barney Henderson
  • Sophie Jamieson The Telegraph, 22 May 2017 • 11:57pm
  • Reports of ‘explosions’ at Manchester Arena
  • Police: ‘There are a number of confirmed fatalities’
  • Police ‘responding to serious incident’
  • Police warn people to stay away from area
  • Emergency services rush to scene
  • Panic as concert-goers flee the arena
  • Ariana Grande was performing at Manchester Arena
  • Singer ‘Okay’ following the incident

Emergency services respond to reports of explosion at Manchester Arena

‘It was a huge explosion’

“We were making our way out and when we were right by the door there was a massive explosion and everybody was screaming,” Catherine Macfarlane told Reuters.

“It was a huge explosion – you could feel it in your chest. It was chaotic. Everybody was running and screaming and just trying to get out of the area.”

11:56PM

Police establishing ‘casualty bureau’

11:56PM

Police: ‘number of confirmed fatalities’

‘Disruption is expected to continue until end of the day’

Manchester’s Victoria station, which backs onto the arena, has been evacuated and all trains cancelled. National Rail said in an online statement: “Emergency services are dealing with an incident at Manchester Arena. As Manchester Victoria is located near the arena, the station has been evacuated and all lines closed.

“Trains are currently unable to run to / from Manchester Victoria. Some trains will be cancelled throughout or start / terminate at alternative stations. Disruption is expected to continue until end of the day.”

11:43PM

‘I think what the injuries have come from is people trying to get out as quickly as possible’

Eyewitness Josh Elliot told the BBC he had seen a “guy covered in blood”.

He said: “There was also a woman outside who looked like she had been hurt, she was on the floor.”

He added: “I think what the injuries have come from is people trying to get out as quickly as possible.”

He said that “massive” balloons had come down into the arena during one of Grande’s songs.

“My initial reaction was for me and my friends to get on the floor,” he said. “I thought it was probably just a balloon, but at the same time in situations like this you just don’t know what it is and it’s better to be safe than sorry.”

11:39PM

Liverpool mayor tweets that his children safe

Liverpool City Region metro mayor Steve Rotheram tweeted: “My 2 daughters caught up in the Manchester explosion at the arena. They are thankfully safe, but I fear for others.”

11:38PM

Pictures emerging of injured concert-goers

Pictures of injured concert-goers outside Manchester Arena Credit: Joel Goodman/LNP

11:37PM

Police: ‘serious incident’ at Manchester Arena

11:35PM

Ariana Grande ‘Okay’ after reports of explosion

A representative for the pop star, who was performing at Manchester Arena, has told Variety she is “okay”.

11:33PM

‘Reports of blood and people injured’

Oliver Jones, 17, was at the concert with his 19-year-old sister.

He told PA: “I was in the toilet and heard a loud bang just after the concert had finished and people had started to leave.

“The bang echoed around the foyer of the arena and people started to run.

“I seen people running and screaming towards one direction and then many were turning around to run back the other way.

“Security was running out as well as the fans and concert goers.

“Reports of blood and people injured.”

He added: “In so much shock and panic. You see this on the news all the time and never expect it to happen to you. I just had to run and make sure me and my sister were safe.”

11:29PM

NW Ambulance service has put out a statement

11:28PM

This is what the audience were told: no explosion. Are there reports otherwise??? Seems like big response to no explosion???

— Julie Hesmondhalgh (@juliehes) May 22, 2017

My husband and daughter safe but what is happening at MEN please? They were told mass panic after loud noise that wasn’t explosion.

— Julie Hesmondhalgh (@juliehes) May 22, 2017

11:21PM

‘Everyone was running away in big crowds’

Suzy Mitchell, 26, whose flat is opposite the venue, reported a huge bang rocking the neighbourhood. She told the Press Association: “(I) just heard a huge bang from my bed, came out to the front of my apartments (we’re on the top floor so have perfect view) and everyone was running away in big crowds.

“The bang was so big I heard it from my room which is at the back of the apartment blocks.

“Currently lots of emergency services going to and from. But can’t see anything substantial as of yet except fleeing people and lots of cars.”

11:21PM

‘A huge bomb-like bang went off’

One fan at the concert described how the explosion hit the venue as fans were leaving the building. Majid Khan, 22, said: “I and my sister, along with a lot of others were seeing Ariana Grande perform at Manchester Arena, and we were all exiting the venue when around 10.40-10,45pm-ish a huge bomb-like bang went off that hugely panicked everyone and we were all trying to flee the arena.

“It was one bang and essentially everyone from the other side of the arena where the bang was heard from suddenly came running towards us as they were trying to exit Trinity Way and that was blocked so everyone was just running to any exit they could find as quickly as they could.

“Everyone was in a huge state of panic, calling each other as some had gone to the toilet whilst this had gone off, so it was just extremely disturbing for everyone there.”

11:19PM

Trains not stopping at Victoria station

Trains are currently not stopping at Victoria station following the security scare.

11:13PM

Schoolchildren ‘ushered into one common room’

Boarders at Chetham’s Music School next to Victoria Station and very near the arena have reportedly been ushered into one common room amid reports of explosion.


Source: http://pamelageller.com/2017/05/running-screaming-explosions-ariana-grande-concert-causes-multiple-deaths-injuries-manchester-arena.html/


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