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“TERROR AT THE arena” is how local newspaper the Manchester Evening News this morning describes last night’s terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert that killed at least 22 people and injured at least 60 more.
“Teenagers flee in panic from gig… police treat explosion as terrorism,” the paper adds.
“A lone attacker is believed to have detonated a homemade explosive device at Manchester Arena as thousands of young fans left a concert by the American singer Ariana Grande,” said The Times.
The bomber died at the scene. Counterterror police and the intelligence services are working to establish whether the attacker acted alone or as part of a network.
“Slaughter of the Innocents,” is how The Sun leads on the atrocity.
“Shocking pictures and video footage have shown the bloodied injured leaving the 21,000 capacity arena as passers-by rushed to try and help.”
Paramedics at the scene told the BBC of “shrapnel-like injuries”, suggesting the explosion could have been caused by a nail bomb.
“Thousands of screaming fans, some covered in blood, fled the Arena after a ‘huge bang’ went off just after 10.30pm,”said The Mirror.
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A game changer maybe. This is something we can’t learn to live with. RIP
@Awkward Seal:
I doubt a game changer, These things are judged on the number of casualties and Paris and Nice did not become game changers
@Awkward Seal: in response to this, the Irish navy is returning to pick up more potential terrorists 10km of Libya
@cholly appleseed: you think leaving 100′s of children to drown while fleeing terror would be an appropriate response t this. That’s some twisted logic.
@joe o hare: come on Joe, they are not fleeing terror, most are from North Africa, they are coming because there is a welfare system. How far in the propaganda are you?
@Awkward Seal: They live with it every day in the countries destabilised by western governments. Get use to it.
@joe o hare: Joe the only reason they are risking their lives is because we are allowing it. We are picking them up 12km off Libya. If we stopped doing it people would stop risking their lives. 6000 African migrants a day are entering Europe. What’s your solution?
@Yenreit: you think those countries were a paradise before the west got involved? Some like Iran may have been but look at a country like SA. Their problems come from their slide towards more conservative Islam and sectarian divides. The deliberate targeting of civilians comes from twisted religious beliefs and is not a justified response to western interference. There’s been a huge amount of western interference all over the world but we don’t have the same problems with them. The common denominator is extremist Islam. They’ve targeting countries like Sweden and would target us in a heartbeat. So spare me your child-murdering terrorist apologetics.
@Nick Allen: that’s why I said maybe. The English aren’t as soft as the French.
Condolences to all. Terrible that you can’t have an innocent night out and not return home. R.I.P
Absolute animals to target children like that
@Tweety McTweeter: F***ing sub-human cowards.
@Tweety McTweeter: That’s an insult to animals. No other mammal kills members of the same species for fun.
Sickening. I feel sick to my stomach. The fact that this attack targeted young concert goers just beggars belief.
Europe’s crazy open border policy , this is just the start
Blaming the EU already? Pretty opportunistic of you.
@Karen Ryan: How do know the bomber wasn’t a British-born citizen, Karen? Do you know something the police don’t?
@Karen Ryan: The Majority of all attackers were home grown, so blaming one policy for another, is typicall of the far-right thinlking. And yes whoever is responible should be brought to justice. If the attcker was part of a cell.
@Diarmuid: not opportunistic at all. its the perpetual terror attacks caused by an open borders policy in Europe. Terror attacks have increased ten fold since Europe’s open borders policy. it makes no difference that he was born in the UK the fact that they are coming in their droves makes gives them momentum. take a look at Europe every day there is some terror be it on a large scale or a single attack, look at France, Germany, Sweden. the majority that come in are decent people escaping war but make no mistake history will judge this as one of the biggest Trojan Horses.
The media love a good slaughter.
@joe o hare: why not condemn Islam or terrorists you apologist animal. Instead you’ll cast stones at the media
I’ve seen and read things I’ve considered shocking and sickening in the past. Over the years you become desensitised with these atrocities but I read the headlines this morning with tears in my eyes . What a disgusting, despicable, cowardly act to subject the world to.
Its shocking
But it to late now Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and others all taken now they taken over Europe. We must ask why not this stuff we with you, changing profile pics etc…
@JustMade Ireland:Islam was always a bit. But this kind has been fully supported and allowed to grow by the US and UK look at Trump why is he in Saudi.
@JustMade Ireland: In years to come we may not see but people will learn why big corporations caused this and governments supported this.
>_>
Cowards.
The only thing i’m surprised about is the amount of people that are surprised that something like this happened.
Yes,it is disgusting and depraved,but unfortunately it is happening quite regularly in recent years.
These whackjobs are not going to go away and i’ve little doubt there will be many more terrorist attacks in Europe in future.Its just a matter of when and where.
@mark kenny: terror attacks yes, but intentionally blowing up kids …. NO. These Kids weren’t collateral damage, One would have to assume given the demographic of Adriana Grande’s fan base the purpose of the attack was to kill innocent children……..this is not common nor can the world allow it to be !!
The Hasbara (Israeli paid Trolls) are in full swing. This is ANOTHER False Flag I.e a little propaganda before the real terrorists (UK USA Israel France) invade and completely take over Syria for the Greater Israel project and natural resources theft.
I cannot believe this story…..what have we come to…..
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