Manchester Arena suicide bomb - 22 dead, 116 injured

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PostManchester Arena suicide bomb - 22 dead, 116 injured
by Monkey Man » Mon May 22, 2017 11:52 pm

The identities of 21 of the 22 victims have now been named.

Courtney Boyle, 19
Philip Tron, 32
Elaine McIlver
Liam Curry, 19
Wendy Fawel, 50
Eilidh MacLeod, 14,
Michelle Kiss, 45
Olivia Campbell, 15
Martyn Hett, 29
Kelly Brewster, 32
Saffie Rose Roussos, eight
Georgina Callander, 18
John Atkinson, 28
Alison Howe, 45
Lisa Lees, 47
Angelika Klis, 40
Marcin Klis, 42
Nell Jones, 14
Jane Tweddle-Taylor, 51
Sorrell Leczkowski, 14
Chloe Rutherford, 17

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Return_of_the_STAR » Tue May 23, 2017 12:00 am

bbc seem a bit behind on this. I think it's going to be some sort of malfunction and not a bomb.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Garth » Tue May 23, 2017 12:06 am





Damn.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Blue Eyes » Tue May 23, 2017 12:07 am

Reports of big balloons filled with gas exploded which sounds like a weird freak accident.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Return_of_the_STAR » Tue May 23, 2017 12:12 am

Quick run for your lives, oh crap hold on I forgot my big pink balloon, just got to grab that first.

I wonder if this 'explosion' or 'loud bang' were backstage or outside. No one on the arena floor seems to be reporting anything other than hearing one or two loud bangs.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Return_of_the_STAR » Tue May 23, 2017 12:14 am

It's ok guys the politicians are tweeting about it, we are all saved.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Blue Eyes » Tue May 23, 2017 12:18 am

Armed police there. To shoot the balloons that caused the problem in the first place?

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Return_of_the_STAR » Tue May 23, 2017 12:21 am

Anyway who the hell is Ariana Grande?

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Return_of_the_STAR » Tue May 23, 2017 12:22 am

This is all very confusing. Whatever the explosion was it doesn't sound like it went off in the show part of the arena. Possibly outside or in another part of the building.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Lotus » Tue May 23, 2017 12:24 am

Good thing people have recorded and circulated these clips of the crowds leaving the building, should help us work out what's happened for sure.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Irene Demova » Tue May 23, 2017 12:30 am

Oh for strawberry float's sake

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Jamo3103 » Tue May 23, 2017 12:43 am

This is strawberry floating horrible to read about, sounds like it was in an area just outside the MEN where it connects to Victoria station.

Someone I work with was there with her daughter just two nights ago and I have a few friends who live very close by, makes it really hit home how scary this all is.

Footage floating around on Twitter of armed police stopping a car and arresting someone in Manchester, no idea if it's something to do with this but seems probable. Terrible news, just hope as many people are safe as possible.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Green Gecko » Tue May 23, 2017 12:46 am

spotted this thread at 11:59, and since then, have no idea wtf actually happened.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by bigcheez2k3 » Tue May 23, 2017 12:51 am


Preezy wrote:She's the hottest thing to come out of the Ukraine since the Chernobyl fallout cloud :shifty:


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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Oblomov Boblomov » Tue May 23, 2017 12:57 am

This is turning really nasty. Sounds like at least 25 people have died and there are several accounts suggesting it was a powerful nail bomb :dread: :(.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Return_of_the_STAR » Tue May 23, 2017 12:58 am

bigcheez2k3 wrote:https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/6cqdye/manchester_arena_explosions_two_loud_bangs_heard/
https://www.reddit.com/live/yz4k8674h837


Interesting I struggle with navigating Reddit, but it seems NBC were reporting 20 people dead but no one else is reporting that.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Green Gecko » Tue May 23, 2017 1:03 am

A girl has posted on Facebook with bits of other people stuck to her hair and bag near the explosion, posting because it's the only credible looking eyewitness of actual explosive damage I have seen.

Edit: link removed.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by bigcheez2k3 » Tue May 23, 2017 1:12 am

twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866808564316344321


Preezy wrote:She's the hottest thing to come out of the Ukraine since the Chernobyl fallout cloud :shifty:


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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena, fatalities reported
by Lotus » Tue May 23, 2017 1:14 am

I wish people - and the media - would be more responsible with talking about what's happened in situations like this. So far I've heard it's a balloon exploding, a speaker exploding, a nail bomb, and a suicide bomb. How about people wait until we actually know rather than mindlessly speculating and throwing around different theories.

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PostRe: Explosion at Manchester Arena - 19 confirmed dead, around 50 injured
by Garth » Tue May 23, 2017 1:16 am

19 dead, RIP


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