Live updates: At least 22 killed after suicide bomb attack at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena
At least 22 people have died and more than 59 injured after what Theresa May described as an “appalling terror attack” at the Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande pop concert. Here are the latest updates:
• At least 22 people killed and 59 injured
• Suicide bomber had IED around his waist
• Police say male, lone attacker is responsible
• Theresa May says police treating it as ‘appalling terrorist attack’
• ‘Evil losers’: Donald Trump responds to attack• Katie Hopkins reported to police for hate speech tweet
• First victim named as Georgina Callander
• All parties suspend election campaigning
• Ariana Grande tweets: ‘From the bottom of my heart, I am so, so sorry.’
• Video shows moment concert-goers flee in terror• Eyewitnesses: ‘People were lying on the ground covered in blood’• People in Manchester open their homes to victims• An emergency number is available for those who are concerned about loved ones or anyone who may have been in the area: 0161 856 9400
• Suicide bomber had IED around his waist
• Police say male, lone attacker is responsible
• Theresa May says police treating it as ‘appalling terrorist attack’
• ‘Evil losers’: Donald Trump responds to attack• Katie Hopkins reported to police for hate speech tweet
• First victim named as Georgina Callander
• All parties suspend election campaigning
• Ariana Grande tweets: ‘From the bottom of my heart, I am so, so sorry.’
• Video shows moment concert-goers flee in terror• Eyewitnesses: ‘People were lying on the ground covered in blood’• People in Manchester open their homes to victims• An emergency number is available for those who are concerned about loved ones or anyone who may have been in the area: 0161 856 9400
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39 seconds agoChris Parsons- 28 seconds agoChris ParsonsPlease avoid Manchester city centre as emergency services still working at the scene of last night’s incident at Manchester Arena
- 17 minutes agoChris Parsons
- 25 minutes agoChris ParsonsHere's the video of US president Donald Trump describing those behind the Manchester attacks as 'evil losers'.
- 31 minutes agoRoss McguinnessA mother has made a desperate TV and radio appeal for information about her missing 15-year-old daughter who was at the Manchester Arena last night.
- 38 minutes agoRoss Mcguinness
- 15 minutes agoRoss McguinnessBrendan Cox, the husband of MP Jo Cox, who was murdered last year by a far-right terrorist, has tweeted his condolences.
Thinking of every family whose lives have been destroyed today by a cowardly hate filled attack. So much pain and so pointless. - 53 minutes agoRoss McguinnessMetropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has announced that extra police officers have been put on duty in London in the wake of the 'utterly appalling' attack in Manchester.
- 55 minutes agoRoss McguinnessThe first victim of the attack has been named as 16-year-old Georgina Callander
Here is how the events of the night unfolded:
Monday, 6pm: Doors open at Manchester Arena in the north of the city centre. US pop singer Ariana Grande is on the bill for a sell-out concert at the 21,000-capacity venue. Fans, many of them teenage girls, excitedly share selfies as they wait for the show to begin.
7.30pm: Show’s scheduled start time. After a performance from support act BIA, an American rapper, Grande takes the stage.
10.30pm Show’s scheduled finish. Thousands of fans begin to file out of the arena’s four exits.
A “huge bomb-like bang” is heard at the arena. Witnesses describe being knocked from their feet by an explosion and seeing dozens of injured, possibly dead, people including children lying on the floor. Others describe panic as concert-goers run for exits.
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