{"id":34728,"date":"2017-05-23T09:23:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T09:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/19-killed-in-terror-blast-at-uk-pop-concert\/"},"modified":"2017-05-23T09:24:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T09:24:11","slug":"19-killed-in-terror-blast-at-uk-pop-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/19-killed-in-terror-blast-at-uk-pop-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"19 killed in terror blast at UK pop concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Nineteen people have been killed in a suspected terrorist attack during a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande in the northwest English city of Manchester, police said Tuesday.}<\/p>\n

There were scenes of panic as Grande’s audience of youthful fans fled the 21,000-capacity venue after what eyewitnesses described as a “huge bomb-like bang” in the foyer area at the end of the concert.<\/p>\n

A fleet of ambulances was seen rushing to the venue and bomb disposal teams were dispatched soon after, as city residents opened up their doors to stranded concert-goers after train services were shut down.<\/p>\n

“So far 19 people have been confirmed dead, with around 50 others injured. This is currently being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise,” police said in a statement.<\/p>\n

{{Appalling attack }} <\/p>\n

British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the “appalling terrorist attack”.<\/p>\n

“All our thoughts are with the victims and the families of those who have been affected,” she said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The first unconfirmed reports of an explosion emerged shortly after 2145 GMT on Monday.<\/p>\n

Gary Walker from Leeds told BBC Radio 5 Live he was hit by shrapnel in his foot and his wife sustained a stomach wound as they waited for their daughters to come out of the concert.<\/p>\n

“We heard the last song go and then suddenly there was a massive flash and then a bang and smoke,” he said.<\/p>\n

Manchester Arena said the incident “took place outside the venue in a public space”.<\/p>\n

{{Shaken }} <\/p>\n

Isabel Hodgins, an actress who had been attending the concert, told Sky News: “Everybody was panicking, there was pushing up the stairs.<\/p>\n

“The corridor was full, it smelled of burning, there was quite a lot of smoke as we were leaving.<\/p>\n

“It’s just shocking and we just feel very shaken up. We’re just lucky to have gotten away safely,” she said.<\/p>\n

Majid Khan, 22, who was attending the concert with his sister, said: “A huge bomb-like bang went off that hugely panicked everyone and we were all trying to flee the arena”.<\/p>\n

Calvin Welsford, 18, from Bristol told the BBC: “It almost sounded like a gunshot”.<\/p>\n

“I looked around and people were just spilling down, heading out of the building”.<\/p>\n

{{Screaming and running }} <\/p>\n

“I was actually having an asthma attack. It was sheer panic,” he said.<\/p>\n

Police carried out a controlled explosion in a small park near the venue a few hours after the blast but said the item turned out to be only abandoned clothes.<\/p>\n

Manchester residents opened up their homes to people who could not get home after the incident, sending messages with the hashtag #RoomforManchester.<\/p>\n

Robert Tempkin, 22, from Middlesbrough, told the BBC: “Everyone was screaming and running, there were coats and people’s phones on the floor. People just dropped everything.<\/p>\n

“Some people were screaming they’d seen blood but other people were saying it was balloons busting or a speaker had been popped.<\/p>\n

“There were lots of ambulances. I saw somebody being treated. I couldn’t tell what had happened to him.”<\/p>\n

{{Huge bang }} <\/p>\n

The Manchester ambulance service warned people only to call “for life threatening emergencies” as it had “a large number of resources at the incident”.<\/p>\n

Suzy Mitchell, whose flat is opposite the venue said she heard “a huge bang” and came out of her flat to see “everyone was running away in big crowds”.<\/p>\n

Train services to and from Manchester Victoria Station \u2014 located under the Arena \u2014 had been cancelled.<\/p>\n

“Disruption is expected to continue until the end of the day,” National Rail said in a statement.<\/p>\n

British Transport Police said in a statement: “Officers are at Manchester Arena following reports of an explosion within the foyer area of the stadium at 10.30pm this evening.<\/p>\n

The incident caused transport chaos, with traffic jams outside the venue.<\/p>\n

“Emergency services are dealing with an incident near Manchester Victoria, resulting in all lines being closed,” operator Northern Railway wrote on its website.<\/p>\n

\"Medics<\/figure>\n

Source:AFP <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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