Killed By Explosion At Ariana Grande Concert

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

At least 19 dead and more than 50 wounded reportedly left an explosion of undetermined origin at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in the English city of Manchester, according to authorities.

"The emergency services have responded to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena," local police said in a tweet. "There is a confirmed number of deceased and other injured." "We are treating it as a terrorist attack until the police determine otherwise," added the authorities of the city of Manchester through the same social network.

Reports add that the audience in the majority were young followers of the singer who arrived to enjoy the concert, which would be the first of three that the artist would give in the United Kingdom. Although there are no official figures, CNN reported that the number of fatalities amounted to at least 19.

According to the BBC, witnesses to the events said that there was a "huge explosion" after the presentation of the popular American artist had ended. Early versions suggest that a suicide bomber could have activated a bomb that he carried with him.

“Everyone was screaming and running, people's coats and phones lying on the ground. People let go of what they had in their hands,” Robert Tempkins, 22, told British radio television. "Some people said they had seen blood, but others said that a balloon had exploded or a loudspeaker had exploded."

On Twitter, a journalist also from the BBC pointed out that other witnesses had told them that an explosion in the box office area had thrown them 30 feet and that they had seen injured.

The explosion, the nature of which is still unknown, occurred once the artist had already left the stage. A representative from her label confirmed that she is safe and sound.

What is certain is that the explosion unleashed panic among the thousands of concertgoers and produced a stampede towards the exit doors, as can be seen in videos of the place shared on the networks. You can also see the deployment of a huge security device and emergency services.