BREAKING NEWS: Several people killed and many injured after two explosions in Manchester Arena

Terrorism? Seems to be a common suspicion these days.

BREAKING NEWS: Several people killed and many injured after two explosions in Manchester Arena

Several people have been killed after explosions were heard inside Manchester Arena at the end of an Ariana Grande gig tonight.

Video footage showed people fleeing in tears from the venue after bangs rang out immediately after the concert finished.

Bloodied concertgoers were pictured being helped by emergency services outside the gig and armed police were seen patrolling the arena.

Evie Brewster, who attended the concert, told MailOnline: 'Ariana Grange had just finished her last song and left the stage when a huge explosion sounded.

 

This accounting makes it sound like at least two explosions occurred.

Nick Schurok, 28, from Manchester, told MailOnline: 'Ariana Grande had just finished the concert and the lights came on. Everyone started leaving. I was on the floor and at the back of the arena people started exiting through the tunnels.

'There was a bang in the left tunnel and everyone went to the middle tunnel. Then about two minutes later, there was another bang. The bang was so loud and crowds of people were running. There were lots of children and families there.'

Another witness Jenny Brewster told MailOnline: 'We were exiting the building when it happened. We'd headed towards the main doors as Ariana was performing the last song because we wanted to beat the crowds, but – as we made our way there - a wall of security men blocked it and told us to go the other way.

'Seconds later they shouted 'RUN!' and the explosion happened right behind them. Hundreds of people were running and screaming.'

 

Whilst this looks very much like a terrorist incident we know very little at the moment and no one has claimed responsibility.
The latter is less than usual as ISIS or whatever set of idiots tend to crow about their murderous stupidity pretty quickly.

Hang on, I just insulted a whole group of total morons so I'd better report this post as I just got an infraction for saying all Trump supporters were bloody idiots.
I wonder if I'll get another for suggesting all ISIS bastards are a waste of time who deserve a quick trial and death.

Please report this post.

 

How did the 'security men' know to block the area BEFORE the explosion?

 

It's all pretty hectic, may need a couple days to unspool all of this, to find out what happened.

 

Security wouldn't know about an accidental explosion BEFORE it happened. That's a no brainer.