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| Manchester Arena: police confirm 19 dead after explosion at Ariana Grande concert – latest updates | Manchester Arena: police confirm 19 dead after explosion at Ariana Grande concert – latest updates |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1.47am BST | |
| 01:47 | |
| Here’s a video in which it’s possible to hear the controlled explosion carried out by Greater Manchester police on a suspicious device in Cathedral gardens, just minutes from the arena. Police have since confirmed that the item was abandoned clothing and now not thought to be suspicious. | |
| You can hear the bang from the controlle explosion. We were told to stand against the wall but away from windows pic.twitter.com/3OUeCiiStT | |
| 1.42am BST | |
| 01:42 | |
| Martin Belam | |
| #RoomForManchester appears to have emerged on social media as the hashtag people are rallying around. It is an offer of spaces to stay the night for those who were at the concert who can’t easily get home. | |
| Transport away from the area will be difficult, because Manchester Arena is right next to Manchester Victoria station, which, due to ongoing emergency service activity, has been closed. | |
| 1.40am BST | |
| 01:40 | |
| Frances Perraudin | |
| More eyewitness reports from our north of England reporter. The Guardian is not publishing the names of children involved: | |
| One 16-year-old boy says he and his two friends had come from Lincoln for this evening’s show. They were sat next to the stage when they heard explosions as the performance came to an end. “A lot of people are saying that there were two explosions, but we all heard three,” he says.“It sounded like a gun shot. At first we thought it as a balloon, but then we felt the vibrations and stuff so we realised it wasn’t a balloon. Our parents heard the explosion from [their] hotel.”A 15-year-old girl tells the Guardian: “There were people falling over the chairs trying to get away and when we were running out we saw blood up the walls.” | |
| 1.34am BST | |
| 01:34 | |
| Here is Tuesday’s Guardian front page, reporting the news that 19 people have been killed: | |
| The Guardian front page, Tuesday 23.05.17 – Murder in Manchester: at least 19 die in arena attack pic.twitter.com/SCqddBZdvb | |
| 1.32am BST | |
| 01:32 | |
| Greater Manchester police are warning people not to be alarmed as officers carry out a controlled explosion: | |
| There will be a controlled explosion in Cathedral gardens shortly if you hearing anything don't be concerned. | |
| 1.24am BST | |
| 01:24 | |
| A statement from Manchester Arena says the incident took place outside the venue – earlier reports had suggested it happened in the foyer. It’s very common for details to be conflicting in the immediate aftermath of an incident like this; we will confirm as soon as we can. | |
| The statement reads: | |
| We can confirm there was an incident as people were leaving the Ariana Grande show last night. | |
| The incident took place outside the venue in a public space. | |
| Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims. | |
| 1.18am BST | |
| 01:18 | |
| Full police statement | |
| Greater Manchester police have confirmed that 19 people have died and around 50 are injured: | |
| Just before 10.35pm on Monday 22 May 2017, police were called to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena. | |
| 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. | |
| 1.16am BST | 1.16am BST |
| 01:16 | 01:16 |
| Manchester suspected terror incident: what we know so far | Manchester suspected terror incident: what we know so far |
| Kevin Rawlinson | Kevin Rawlinson |
| Here’s a summary of what we know so far after the incident in Manchester this evening: | Here’s a summary of what we know so far after the incident in Manchester this evening: |
| Police have confirmed that at least 19 people have been killed in a suspected terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. | Police have confirmed that at least 19 people have been killed in a suspected terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. |
| Officers said a further 50 were injured. | Officers said a further 50 were injured. |
| One explosion was reported to have hit the foyer of the building at about 10:30pm, British Transport police said. | One explosion was reported to have hit the foyer of the building at about 10:30pm, British Transport police said. |
| Manchester Arena said the incident took place “outside the venue in a public space”. | Manchester Arena said the incident took place “outside the venue in a public space”. |
| Multiple witnesses said they heard an explosion, with one telling the Guardian the blast shook the building. | Multiple witnesses said they heard an explosion, with one telling the Guardian the blast shook the building. |
| 1.12am BST | 1.12am BST |
| 01:12 | 01:12 |
| 19 people have died, police confirm | 19 people have died, police confirm |
| Latest statement on incident at Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/BEpLOan3dY | Latest statement on incident at Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/BEpLOan3dY |
| 1.09am BST | 1.09am BST |
| 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Police treating as possible terrorist attack | Police treating as possible terrorist attack |
| The North West counter-terrorism unit has said it is treating the incident as a possible terrorist attack. | The North West counter-terrorism unit has said it is treating the incident as a possible terrorist attack. |
| 1.06am BST | 1.06am BST |
| 01:06 | 01:06 |
| Frances Perraudin | Frances Perraudin |
| Our north of England reporter is at the scene: | Our north of England reporter is at the scene: |
| I’m on Trinity Way, just around the corner from the arena. All roads into this part of the city have been blocked off, but there is still a small group of members of the public watching the police vans driving in and out. Some are wearing pyjamas and live in apartments in the area. They said they were woken by loud bangs of what they presumed were bombs going off. | I’m on Trinity Way, just around the corner from the arena. All roads into this part of the city have been blocked off, but there is still a small group of members of the public watching the police vans driving in and out. Some are wearing pyjamas and live in apartments in the area. They said they were woken by loud bangs of what they presumed were bombs going off. |
| There are armed police standing by the corner of the road leading to the arena entrance and a bomb disposal van drove through the cordon about half an hour ago. | There are armed police standing by the corner of the road leading to the arena entrance and a bomb disposal van drove through the cordon about half an hour ago. |
| Small groups of people who appear to have been at the concert have been emerging wrapped in blankets. One woman was shaking uncontrollably. | Small groups of people who appear to have been at the concert have been emerging wrapped in blankets. One woman was shaking uncontrollably. |
| 1.00am BST | 1.00am BST |
| 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Claire Phipps | Claire Phipps |
| I’m picking up the live blog and we will continue to have rolling updates throughout the night. | I’m picking up the live blog and we will continue to have rolling updates throughout the night. |
| So far we know from Greater Manchester police that an unspecified number of people have been killed after what officers are calling a “serious incident” at the Manchester Arena, at the close of a concert by Ariana Grande. | So far we know from Greater Manchester police that an unspecified number of people have been killed after what officers are calling a “serious incident” at the Manchester Arena, at the close of a concert by Ariana Grande. |
| We will continue to have verified developments here. | We will continue to have verified developments here. |
| 12.52am BST | 12.52am BST |
| 00:52 | 00:52 |
| People are still walking back from @ManchesterArena clutching the pink balloons released by Ariane Grande before tonight's incident pic.twitter.com/hkqa252H96 | People are still walking back from @ManchesterArena clutching the pink balloons released by Ariane Grande before tonight's incident pic.twitter.com/hkqa252H96 |
| 12.44am BST | 12.44am BST |
| 00:44 | 00:44 |
| The ambulance service have warned people only to call “for life threatening emergencies” and said a “large number of resources” were at the incident. | The ambulance service have warned people only to call “for life threatening emergencies” and said a “large number of resources” were at the incident. |
| 12.43am BST | 12.43am BST |
| 00:43 | 00:43 |
| People are still emerging, shell shocked: a family from Pontefract say they saw a woman stagger out, on open wound exposed all down one leg | People are still emerging, shell shocked: a family from Pontefract say they saw a woman stagger out, on open wound exposed all down one leg |
| 12.33am BST | 12.33am BST |
| 00:33 | 00:33 |
| A barman at the nearby Steven Charles Snooker Club, who gave his name to the Press Association as Tyler, said he saw people lying on the ground covered in blood. | A barman at the nearby Steven Charles Snooker Club, who gave his name to the Press Association as Tyler, said he saw people lying on the ground covered in blood. |
| We’ve had a few people in with panic attacks and in all kinds of disarray. We’ve got four girls here - trying to get them sorted to get picked up. There was a gentleman on the floor with his leg all bleeding and woman with blood down one side of her face. | We’ve had a few people in with panic attacks and in all kinds of disarray. We’ve got four girls here - trying to get them sorted to get picked up. There was a gentleman on the floor with his leg all bleeding and woman with blood down one side of her face. |
| We felt something but didn’t know what it was - there was a sound like thunder. One girl had a panic attack and another had streaming tears, a woman had a heart attack just outside. | We felt something but didn’t know what it was - there was a sound like thunder. One girl had a panic attack and another had streaming tears, a woman had a heart attack just outside. |
| 12.33am BST | 12.33am BST |
| 00:33 | 00:33 |
| British Transport police officers are among those responding to the incident at Manchester Arena, following reports of an explosion within the foyer area of the arena at 10.30pm this evening. | British Transport police officers are among those responding to the incident at Manchester Arena, following reports of an explosion within the foyer area of the arena at 10.30pm this evening. |
| Emergency services are at the scene and we are working to establish more information regarding the explosion and will provide further updates as soon as possible. | Emergency services are at the scene and we are working to establish more information regarding the explosion and will provide further updates as soon as possible. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 1.06am BST | at 1.06am BST |
| 12.27am BST | 12.27am BST |
| 00:27 | 00:27 |
| Police cordon massive around Victoria Station, the Arena, Cathedral and beyond. Police helicopter still circling above. | Police cordon massive around Victoria Station, the Arena, Cathedral and beyond. Police helicopter still circling above. |