Witnesses report hearing 'huge bang' at British venue where Ariana Grande was performing: Sky

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS | Mon May 22, 2017 | 6:30pm EDT

Witnesses report hearing 'huge bang' at British venue where Ariana Grande was performing: Sky

Witnesses reported hearing a huge bang at a music venue in northern England where U.S. pop star Ariana Grande was giving a concert, Sky News said on Monday.

A video posted on Twitter showed fans screaming and running inside the venue.

Reuters was not immediately able to verify the reports. Police said they had responded to an incident at the venue but gave no more details.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-manchester-bang-idUSKBN18I2PB

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Source: Reuters

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS | Mon May 22, 2017 | 6:37pm EDT

British police says responding to serious incident at venue where Ariana Grande performing

By Alistair Smout | LONDON

British police said on Monday they had responded to a serious incident at a venue in the northern English city of Manchester where U.S. singer Ariana Grande had been performing.

"Emergency services responding to serious incident at Manchester Arena," Greater Manchester Police said. "Avoid the area."

Witnesses reported hearing a huge bang at the venue, Sky News said on Monday.

A video posted on Twitter showed fans screaming and running inside the venue.

Reuters was not immediately able to verify the reports on social media.

Britain is on its second-highest alert level of "severe" meaning an attack by militants is considered highly likely.

(Editing by Guy Faulconbridge)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-manchester-idUSKBN18I2OP

[Leith]

1. This Doesn't Look Good

Here's a link to BBC News. The video shows people screaming and panicking.

[MissB]

2. The link says a number of fatalities has been confirmed.

Not good at all.

[Leith]

8. Wow!

Same link, different story from when I read it. When I posted, there was nothing about fatalities. This situation is changing by the minute.

[VMA131Marine]

3. Fatalities confirmed...

[sunonmars]

4. Level is at 2nd highest level - armed police in the Arena

[sunonmars]

5. Rush to get out may have killed more people in a crush.

[sunonmars]

6. Manchester Train station also on lockdown.

[sunonmars]

7. update

Several people have been killed after two explosions 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.
'Suddenly everybody started screaming and running for the exit.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4531940/Emergency-services-rush-Manchester-Arena.html#ixzz4hqqxNeNh
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[octoberlib]

9. From the Guardian

Erin McDougle, 20, from Newcastle said: “There was a loud bang at the end of the concert. The lights were already on so we knew it wasn’t part of the show. At first we thought it was a bomb. There was a lot of smoke. People started running out. When we got outside the arena there were dozens of police vans and quite a few ambulances.

A group of young men from Sheffield said they had seen at least five people covered in blood and others being carried out by bouncers. “Ariane Grande had just gone behind the curtain and the lights came up when there was this massive bang and a big cloud of smoke. I saw five people with blood all down them,” said one.

Sophie Tedd, 25, from Darlington, said the noise and smoke seemed to come from the tiered seating stage right. “We were sitting on that side then suddenly there was this big bang in the block next to us. Everyone started screaming and we nearly got trampled on. There was a burning smell.”


https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2017/may/22/manchester-arena-ariana-grande-concert-explosion-england

[AngryAmish]

10. Word on the street is they are looking for the usual suspects.

[sunonmars]

11. lady on tv, heard one bang, then ran outside and then another huge bang.

That would suggest bait and run tactics.

[sunonmars]

12. an explosion definitely in the foyer area of the arena and perhaps one inside.

[NightWatcher]

13. NBC: at least 20 dead, hundreds injured

[Glimmer of Hope]

14. Oh no.

[HipChick]

15. Bomb blast in foyer being reported..

[sunonmars]

16. Eyewitnesses seen 20-30 lying on floor injured or dead - ticket office....this sounds planned.

[rusty fender]

18. Shit!

That's horrible

[sunonmars]

17. A bomb disposal unit has just arrived outside the Manchester Arena. sniffer dogs being brought out

[sunonmars]

19. witnesses seen disabled and children on the floors.

[sunonmars]

20. NHS sources are saying the explosion at Manchester Arena was a nail bomb attack. Still unconfirmed.

[malaise]

21. This is bad

Watching on BBC

[sunonmars]

22. CTU unit, - officially treating this as possible terrorist incident