Explosions in Manchester: Ariana Grande concert, "a number of fatalities"

[CountDeMoney]

Brit Languishites, please check in.


Manchester Arena: police confirm 'there are a number of fatalities' after reports of explosion at Ariana Grande concert

[jimmy olsen]

At least 20 dead!

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/deaths-injuries-confirmed-after-explosions-heard-u-k-concert-featuring-n763286

[CountDeMoney]

Sounds like it happened outside of the venue, near the box office at the Arena entrance, as the concert ended. 

[mongers]

Damn, not seen this.

I should check in with my younger relatives in Manchester.

[CountDeMoney]

Summary

    Greater Manchester Police say 19 are confirmed dead
    About 50 more people were injured in the blast at Manchester Arena
    Sources say police are treating it as a possible terrorist incident
    Police carry out a controlled explosion on a second suspect device.
    Rail lines blocked at nearby Manchester Victoria station
    Ariana Grande concert was evacuated
    A spokesman for the singer confirms she is unharmed

Reports at the scene saying it looks like a suicide bombing. 
News here is reporting that the UK had been conducting a series of anti-terror raids in Birmingham and Manchester this month.

[mongers]

Summary

    Greater Manchester Police say 19 are confirmed dead
    About 50 more people were injured in the blast at Manchester Arena
    Sources say police are treating it as a possible terrorist incident
    Police carry out a controlled explosion on a second suspect device.
    Rail lines blocked at nearby Manchester Victoria station
    Ariana Grande concert was evacuated
    A spokesman for the singer confirms she is unharmed

Reports at the scene saying it looks like a suicide bombing. 
News here is reporting that the UK had been conducting a series of anti-terror raids in Birmingham and Manchester this month.

Interesting that the BBC are reporting sources in the USA say it was a suicide bomber. 

[CountDeMoney]

Interesting that the BBC are reporting sources in the USA say it was a suicide bomber. 

I know NBC has people on the ground in the area; suicide bomber scenes are rather distinct, what with plenty of evidence there.  And over there.  And some here.

[CountDeMoney]

Pete Williams brought up the fact that 22 May is the anniversary of the Lee Rigby murder in 2013.  Whether that has anything to do with tonight, who the fuck knows.

[Grallon]

So how is the latest Muslim massacre doing?

[CountDeMoney]

So how is the latest Muslim massacre doing?

Who said anything about Muslims?  Could've been a Britney Spears fan.

[Grallon]

So how is the latest Muslim massacre doing?

Who said anything about Muslims?  Could've been a Britney Spears fan.

You're being facetious now.  Everyone knows that where there's a pride of murders there are Muslims involved.



G.

[CountDeMoney]

You're being facetious now.  Everyone knows that where there's a pride of murders there are Muslims involved.

I'm the one being facetious?  It's a known fact that Spears and Ariana Grande had been fighting a Twitter war as recently as last fall, which is more evidence than we have about any anti-Ariana Muslims.

[11B4V]

IRA

[Ed Anger]

IRA

I don't think it was a old Jewish woman.

[sbr]

Conservatives everywhere have to be thrilled with this, now they don't have to deal with the black US Army Lt that was stabbed to death by the Alt-Right White Supremacist.