Manchester Arena incident

[Dannyhood91]

My cousin was there!! Apparently he's safe and there were no fatalities. Thank Christ.

[touchingcloth]

You can see the bang at about 6 seconds on the video on this page

https://www.reddit.com/live/yz4k8674h837

Edit - work safe and that. Just a shot of the outside of the venue from a distance (nowt more than a 'flash' really)

There are about a hundred videos on that page. Fuck Reddit. What even is reddit? Pls ISIS behead Reddit.

[Zetetic]

Source: GMPolice

(Referenced earlier in the thread, but thought I might as well link it.)

[up_the_hampipe]

Scotty T from Geordie Shore weighs in on the tragedy:

Scotty T MBE @ScottGShore 
Thoughts going out to all the victims and their familys in Manchester right now and you @ArianaGrande!! #fancyacuddle ☺️

[canadagoose]

How is this still not the BBC News main story

It is now. They're slowly catching up.

[im barry bethel]

[tag]Jade>Sam>Tori>Cat[tag]

[touchingcloth]

In all seriousness, why would you expect it to be the main new story given how little we know at the moment?

[jobotic]

Horrible account from another man but he seemed convinced it was from outside. Is there work being done on the station?

[3D]

Not on your life my Hindu friend.


On The Express site, BTL, someone suggested it was a blown speaker.

"Yeah, an Islamic speaker"

Bang & Olufson?

[Hangthebuggers]

https://twitter.com/Pamela_Moore13/status/866791206403100672

Armed Police on the scene now.

[touchingcloth]

Horrible account from another man but he seemed convinced it was from outside. Is there work being done on the station?

The video from Reddit a few posts back shows a flash outside the arena. There's a big wide corridor which goes arond the venue between the outside and the seating area inside, so if that video shows the same bang as reported in the OP, it either happened outside, in the corridor, or was fucking enormous.

[neardark]

Fuck this. Fuuuuuck this.

[3D]

If it is in someway accidental it does seem unfortunate for it to go off as people were leaving the venue.

Some unconfirmed reports of twenty to thirty bodies.

[3D]

Local councillor on the radio says it's a crime scene.

Edit: Actually a 'spokesman for the city centre'.

[Zetetic]

That's ... some words you've written there.

[finnquark]

Please don't do this Milv, fucking hell lad.

[TheFalconMalteser]

#roomformanchester

If you want to offer people a spare room.

Fucking hell.

[MoonDust]

My brother works for the Manchester ambulance service and said it was indeed an explosion. Grim as fuck this.

[jobotic]

Now saying it was in the corridor. Probably not an accident then.

[Zetetic]

It's bit disturbing seeing the number of (supposedly) American Twitter accounts alighting on #ManchesterArena and seemingly wishing for a bit more suffering.

[TheFalconMalteser]

Sounds very possible that it could be trampling.

God I don't know.  Feels awful, poor kids.

[touchingcloth]

#roomformanchester

If you want to offer people a spare room.

Fucking hell.

If you want to offer people a spare room what?

[Enzo]

a bunch of kids ffs :(

[TheFalconMalteser]

If you want to offer people a spare room what?

Tweet with that hashtag, stay up, people might need it.

[Hangthebuggers]

Bomb disposal police on scene now.

https://twitter.com/pavbeee/status/866794833456893953

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Missing children being taken to the nearby Holiday Inn (in case anyone is looking for their missing kids) 50+ children safe there.

[3D]

Please don't do this Milv, fucking hell lad.

Get off you high horse.

[3D]

Sounds very possible that it could be trampling.

God I don't know.  Feels awful, poor kids.

Quite possibly.

[im barry bethel]

#Groomformanchester

If you want to offer people a spare room.

Fucking hell.

Bearing in mind the age of an Ariane Grande fan

[touchingcloth]

I don't tweet, I'm not a total wanker.

Obvious things I've only just realised: Ariana Grande is a person, not a band.

Obvious things I've only just realised #2: there's an act called Ariana Grande big enough to play the MEN.

[up_the_hampipe]

Seeing reports saying that at least 20 dead.