A bomb blast in Manchester during US singer Ariana Grande’s concert killed 19 people and injured over 50 others. The incident is being treated as a terrorist attack by the UK police, even as official reports are yet to come in.
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The device is said to have been a nail bomb, as several witnesses reported seeing bolts and nuts over the affected area.
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Witnesses told Sunday World that the blast occurred at the end of the concert. A man named Andy told BBC News that he was blown about 30 feet by a blast that shook the building.
“It’s shocking what happened. Just carnage everywhere. There was a good 20 to 30 of them [victims]. Some were young kids, some were disabled people.”
A controlled explosion of a second suspect device was carried out in the Cathedral Gardens area near Manchester Arena. Police have said that the controlled explosion was carried out as a precaution, and the destroyed item turned out to be abandoned clothing.
According to reports, singer Ariana Grande was evacuated to a safe place shortly after the blast. She had already walked off stage when the blast occurred. She has since announced that she would cancel her tour.
broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don’t have words.— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
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