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| Manchester Arena attack: Siblings return six months on | Manchester Arena attack: Siblings return six months on |
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| A photo of a brother and sister's return to Manchester Arena after they survived the attack there has gone viral. | |
| Max Trobe, 18, posted the picture of himself and his sister Martha Lynch, 10, at Tuesday's Little Mix show. | |
| His Twitter post attracted thousands of comments praising the pair's courage. | |
| Max said they will take away good memories of the venue after the "constant happiness" of the Little Mix gig. | |
| Returning to the venue "was scary, but I'm glad we did it", he said. | |
| The pair, of Darwen, Lancashire, were not physically injured but witnessed the aftermath of the suicide bombing which killed 22 people. | The pair, of Darwen, Lancashire, were not physically injured but witnessed the aftermath of the suicide bombing which killed 22 people. |
| He told the BBC: "I wasn't going to go, but then I thought: 'I will not let the senseless actions of one individual ruin my enjoyment, why should I?' | He told the BBC: "I wasn't going to go, but then I thought: 'I will not let the senseless actions of one individual ruin my enjoyment, why should I?' |
| "My sister's still very naive to the situation, she fell straight asleep on the night of the attack because she thought it was a balloon, but to me, going back was a big deal and a tough decision. | "My sister's still very naive to the situation, she fell straight asleep on the night of the attack because she thought it was a balloon, but to me, going back was a big deal and a tough decision. |
| "She really wanted to go, and I thought, if Martha can do it, I can do it. | "She really wanted to go, and I thought, if Martha can do it, I can do it. |
| "I felt very safe as there were metal detectors, all belongings had to be scanned, and there were plenty of security staff." | "I felt very safe as there were metal detectors, all belongings had to be scanned, and there were plenty of security staff." |
| 'I covered my sister's eyes' | 'I covered my sister's eyes' |
| Recalling the events at the Ariane Grande concert six months ago, Max said he was caught in a stampede as people scrambled to leave. | Recalling the events at the Ariane Grande concert six months ago, Max said he was caught in a stampede as people scrambled to leave. |
| He said: "I started to panic, thinking I was going to become separated from my sister as I was having to lift her over seats to get to the exit. | He said: "I started to panic, thinking I was going to become separated from my sister as I was having to lift her over seats to get to the exit. |
| "We went past the corridor and I saw bodies covered in blood on the floor. I covered my sister's eyes so she couldn't see." | "We went past the corridor and I saw bodies covered in blood on the floor. I covered my sister's eyes so she couldn't see." |
| Max said the atmosphere at the Little Mix concert was "amazing", and similar to the Ariana Grande concert before the explosion. | Max said the atmosphere at the Little Mix concert was "amazing", and similar to the Ariana Grande concert before the explosion. |
| He said: "I still look back on that night and try to see it as the great evening it was before the bomb happened, but the Little Mix concert was constant happiness. | He said: "I still look back on that night and try to see it as the great evening it was before the bomb happened, but the Little Mix concert was constant happiness. |
| "The memories of the night of the attack are still there, but they're now in the back of my mind, and the memories of the Little Mix concert on Tuesday night are what I think of first when I think of the arena. | "The memories of the night of the attack are still there, but they're now in the back of my mind, and the memories of the Little Mix concert on Tuesday night are what I think of first when I think of the arena. |
| "The bad memories have been replaced with good ones." | "The bad memories have been replaced with good ones." |