19 Killed In Possible Terrorist Incident At Ariana Grande Concert
Police in Manchester, England, said they were treating reports of explosions at the concert as a "possible terrorist incident."Greater Manchester Police confirmed that 19 people were killed and around 50 others were injured. It was initially described it as a "serious incident," but officials later said it was "being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise."
According to British Transit Police , officers responded to reports of an explosion in the foyer of the Manchester arena at 10:30 p.m.
Additional details about the incident were not immediately available, though multiple people reported hearing loud explosions or bangs in the area.
Lucy Powell, a politician who is defending the Manchester Central constituency for Labour, tweeted that the apparent explosion was a "major incident targeted at our city."
Video from the scene appear to show people trying to escape the venue shortly after incident.Another concertgoer added that there was “screaming and crying everywhere.” “Everyone just fled,” one
. “Some people were injured. We saw blood on people when we got outside. People were just running all over the place.” Armed police and a bomb disposal unit responded to the scene, according to videos and photos shared to social media.
