UK Terrorist Attack Claims 22 Lives at Ariana Grande Concert

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UK Terrorist Attack: At least 22 people were killed and 59 others wounded by the explosion which took place at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in northern England. The bombing happened just after the American pop singer was closing a show at the Manchester Arena.

The Islamic State group says one of its members carried out the attack. The bombing rocked the country, underscoring the ongoing terrorist threat to Europe. Police in the UK arrested a 23-year-old man in Manchester today in connection with the terrorist attack that took at least 22 lives Monday night.

Chaos and confusion sent concertgoers, many of them children, screaming and scrambling for the exits.  “We just started running, there was a lot of screaming and crying,” one survivor said. “We believe the attacker was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated causing this atrocity,” Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said.

Ariana Grande took to Twitter to offer condolences to the victims and her fans saying, “Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry. I don’t have words.”  Read the full story…. www1.cbn.com

CBS News: Suicide bomber attacks Ariana Grande concert in U.K.

CBS News: Britain’s prime minister calls the bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England “a callous terrorist attack.” Police believe they know who did it. Video inside the Manchester Arena shows the moment the bomb went off, causing panic for thousands of young people leaving the concert. Mark Phillips reports.  Courtesy: http://www.cbsnews.com/cbs-this-morning/

 

Social Media Comments:

Wake up to 19 dead & 50 injured at the Manchester Arena, the worst UK terrorist attack since 2005. So depraved to bomb a teen pop concert

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) May 23, 2017

Susanna Reid broke down in tears speaking about the attack at Ariana Grande's concert last night https://t.co/Veels7UsDc pic.twitter.com/OkZOWFfruW

— Yahoo Celebrity UK (@YahooCelebUK) May 23, 2017

 

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Police name Manchester bomber as 22-year-old Salman Abedi – CNN Ariana Grande suspends her world tour. Police have carried out two raids in Manchester. Queen Elizabeth II described bombing as “act of barbarity.” 59 people injured, some in life-threatening situations. US President Donald Trump slams attackers as …NBCNews.comFox NewsCNBC –

 

 

Dershowitz: ‘Total Nonsense’ to Blame Terrorism on Poverty, Disenfranchisement – Fox News Insider In the wake of a deadly terror attack in Manchester, U.K., some people may try to sympathize with the terrorist, claiming he was poor and oppressed and driven toward radicalization. On “Fox & Friends” this morning, Alan Dershowitz said that is “total …

 

 

Sekulow: Anyone Want to Argue Against Trump Travel Ban After UK Attack? – Fox News Insider UPDATE: British authorities on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck at a Manchester Ariana Grande concert, hours after ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. Salman Abedi, 22, was identified as the man who detonated the improvised …

 

 

Manchester attack – Donald Trump slams suicide bomber as ‘an evil loser’ and says US stands in ‘absolute solidarity … – The Sun PRESIDENT Donald Trump has branded the suicide nail bomber who killed 22 people in Manchester an “evil loser”. Trump, who is in Bethlehem as part of his first foreign trip as US President, gave his reaction to the terror attack at a news conference.Pulse Nigeria
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