Topic: Incident at Manchester Arena

[Durlmints]

No way that's a balloon.

Fingers crossed that the death toll is low from this.

[brownie 09]

@BBCMERSEYSIDE British Transport Police say there was an explosion in the foyer area of #ManchesterArena

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[Trada]

where has he said this? Nothing on his or lib dems twitter

Skynews read it out maybe he deleted it.

[TheShanklyGates]

where has he said this? Nothing on his or lib dems twitter

Found it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/22/manchester-arena-evacuated-reports-gunshots-explosion/

It's the 12.21 update.

[ShrewKop]

Pat Carney, the council's spokesman for the city centre, said everyone's thoughts were with the families of those killed and injured.

"It's a very easy target - a concert hall where young people are enjoying music," he said.

From the BBC live feed. Suggestions it was an attack although it is all speculation at the moment. My thoughts are with those there this evening. Just horrible news.

[DrTobiasFunke]

It happened after the concert had ended too.

Whatever the cause, was probably just a matter of minutes between being in there at the time of the explosion or not 

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Found it.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/22/manchester-arena-evacuated-reports-gunshots-explosion/

It's the 12.21 update.

even if he's been briefed that it's an attack he's fucking stupid to use that word

[Lfsea]

BBC reporter stating that ambulance staff have been treating shrapnel-like injuries.

[Buggy Eyes Alfredo]

Sky News: Bomb disposal team on the scene

Video of the arriving.

https://twitter.com/fperraudin/status/866794727164829696/video/1

[DJBrenton]

My daughter was next door to the Arena at the time and messaged me straight away that she's OK.

[lorenzo]

My daughter was next door to the Arena at the time and messaged me straight away that she's OK.

Pleased to hear mate.

[TheShanklyGates]

even if he's been briefed that it's an attack he's fucking stupid to use that word

Agreed. It's bad enough seeing the Twitter hordes falling over themselves to prematurely spread misinformation without our elected politicians doing it as well. And the leader of a major party at that.

[oldfordie]

Got in touch with a relative who might of been their to see if their ok,  got told they arent but waiting on for news of another relative who was their. their ok but the news is not good, I wont say what they said they saw till it's confirmed.

[mc_red22]

My daughter was next door to the Arena at the time and messaged me straight away that she's OK.

So glad to hear that.

[Shepnois]

I had thought this looked like a tragic accident and panic but its starting to sound more malicious unfortunately.

[gamble]

Agreed. It's bad enough seeing the Twitter hordes falling over themselves to prematurely spread misinformation without our elected politicians doing it as well. And the leader of a major party at that.

Leaders of such parties are usually well informed in such cases (source: my brother in law used to work in govt pr)

[10 years on]

Such sad news.
Can't be anything worst for parents who can't get in contact with their kids at a time like this 

[TheShanklyGates]

Leaders of such parties are usually well informed in such cases (source: my brother in law used to work in govt pr)

Maybe so, but it isn't his job to break the news and he should be careful about the language he uses.

[WillG.LFC]

Why do we do this to ourselves. Sad times when we have to hope for it to be a dreadful accident rather than an attack.

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Agreed. It's bad enough seeing the Twitter hordes falling over themselves to prematurely spread misinformation without our elected politicians doing it as well. And the leader of a major party at that.

its not a misinformation thing so much that bothers me, more that if what he has said is true he should never have said that until the proper channels state that

[DdeGea]

Aw man! There will be so many kids there. Sickening. Heard some horrible rumours doing the rounds hope they aren't true. Thoughts are with everyone there and their loved ones!

[Filler.]

Thank fuck DJ.

[Buggy Eyes Alfredo]

David Richardson was at the gig with his daughter Emily, 13.

He said:

“The lights came on after the gig and people were starting to leave. As I turned to the left there was an explosion. It was about 40ft behind us near one of the exits. We just thought it was people messing about then it happened again. Another explosion sounded."

“Then we saw the smoke. Everyone just fled. Some people were injured. We saw blood on people when we got outside. People were just running all over the place."

“People have said it was a speaker or balloons but it wasn’t. It was explosions.”

[gamble]

Maybe so, but it isn't his job to break the news and he should be careful about the language he uses.

Agree with that

[TravisBickle]

Being treated as a potential terrorist attack by the North West CT unit.

[DrTobiasFunke]

Such sad news.
Can't be anything worst for parents who can't get in contact with their kids at a time like this 

As many people as possible should share this. Might help some parents find their kids.



https://twitter.com/CharIiesAngels/status/866793351542124544

[jillcwhomever]

Sympathy to everyone caught up in this, hope it won't be as bad as what I fear.

[gamble]

So utterly tragic and such a loss of innocent life. What kind of brainless scum does this.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Can hear the sound of quite a few helicopters right now

[rafathegaffa83]

Thoughts and prayers to those caught up in this senseless tragedy. Some people in the 'media' however need to take a fucking look at themselves in the mirror. Some scandalous 'reporting' from the usual culprits and networks who are milking a tragedy to spread disinformation.

[Zeb]

Can hear the sound of quite a few helicopters right now

I see at least two circling the Arena area.

[Lush is the best medicine...]

I see at least two circling the Arena area.

you live near there? Live a bit further south, think I saw one near beetham tower

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Oh and Tommy Robinson should get blackballed now by the press after his comments tonight.

[Linudden]

Absolutely terrible news to round off this evening. Will go to bed hoping the casualty rate will remain as low as possible.

"Bodies everywhere" sounds very bad. Any idea of how many confirmed fatalaties there currently are?

 

[Lush is the best medicine...]

Bbc saying the police searching an abandoned car at the rear of Manchester arena

Absolutely terrible news to round off this evening. Will go to bed hoping the casualty rate will remain as low as possible.

"Bodies everywhere" sounds very bad. Any idea of how many confirmed fatalaties there currently are?

 

Seems to be in the 20s sadly

[Linudden]

Bbc saying the police searching an abandoned car at the rear of Manchester arena
Seems to be in the 20s sadly

If it's that many already I'm worried it may well reach 7/7 territory (52 victims)  Ususally those numbers skyrocket by the next morning sadly.

No matter the cause it's already one of the largest losses of life in an individual fatal event in British peacetime history... just praying it won't get even worse than it already is.

[Phil M]

So utterly tragic and such a loss of innocent life. What kind of brainless scum does this.

Can we please reign this stuff in until it's clear what's actually unfolded?

It might not be clear for some time.

[Zeb]

you live near there? Live a bit further south, think I saw one near beetham tower

I'm towards Cheetham Hill. The regular police one is the one constantly circling. Suspect it was air ambulance landing and taking off too. Cloudy though.

[Peabee]

It happened outside the venue in a public space according to the official twitter account of Manchester Arena. 

[Lush is the best medicine...]

NBC news saying it could be a suicide bomber, think it's pretty easy for anyone to just walk up to the box office via the stairs in Manchester Victoria