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This article is about the 2017 bombing. For the 1992 bombing, see 1992 Manchester bombing. For the 1996 bombing, see 1996 Manchester bombing.

2017 Manchester Arena bombing
Part of the Islamic terrorism in Europe (2014–present)
The exterior of the Manchester Arena (then the Manchester Evening News Arena) in 2010
LocationManchester, England
Coordinates53°29′10.19″N 2°14′22.80″W / 53.4861639°N 2.2396667°W / 53.4861639; -2.2396667
Date22 May 2017 (2017-05-22)
22:33 (BST)
TargetAriana Grande concertgoers, potentially directed at children and teenagers
Attack type
Currently referred as a suicide bombing
Deaths22 (including the perpetrator)
Injured59
MotiveTerrorism

On 22 May 2017, a bombing occurred outside the Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom, at the end of a concert by the American singer Ariana Grande, killing 22 people and injuring 59. Police were called to the bombing at 22:33 BST (UTC+01:00).[1] A lone male was reported to have carried out the attack using an improvised explosive device in what is suspected to have been a suicide attack.

Attack

On 22 May 2017 at approximately 22:30 BST (UTC+01:00)[2], an explosion occurred in the foyer area of the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The bombing happened after an Ariana Grande concert, which was part of her Dangerous Woman Tour.[3][4] Up to 21,000 people had attended the concert, many of whom were exiting through the foyer at the time of the explosion.[5]

Greater Manchester Police are treating the incident as a terrorist attack, and suspect it to have been a suicide bombing.[6] If confirmed, it would be the second terrorist attack in Britain in 2017 after the 22 March Westminster attack.

Casualties

Police have stated that 22 people, including the suicide bomber, were killed in the blast and 59 others injured, including children.[7][8] North West Ambulance Service reported that 60 of its ambulances attended the scene, escorting 59 people to local hospitals and treating a number of walking wounded on site.[9] Grande was not hurt during the incident.[10]

Two female victims have been identified, Georgina Callander, age 18, and Saffie Roussos, age 8.[11][12]

Attacker

According to police, the attack was carried out by a lone male using a self-detonated improvised explosive device.[6] The attacker has not yet been named, and Manchester's Chief constable Ian Hopkins, as part of a statement from Greater Manchester Police, has asked the public "not to speculate on his details or share names".

Aftermath

At approximately 01:32 BST, a subsequent controlled explosion was conducted by police on a suspicious item in Cathedral Gardens.[6] The item was later found to be clothing that had been left behind.

Residents and taxi companies in Manchester offered free transport or accommodation via Twitter to those left stranded at the concert.[5] Parents of children attending the concert were separated in the aftermath of the explosion. A nearby hotel served as a shelter for children displaced by the bombing, with separated parents being directed there by officials.[13]

Manchester Victoria railway station, which is partly underneath the arena, was evacuated and closed, and services were cancelled. Victoria continued to be closed into the following day.[3][10]

The day after the attack, a 23-year-old male was arrested in South Manchester, in connection with the attack.[14]

Reactions

Domestic

The Prime Minister, Theresa May, called the incident an "appalling terrorist attack" and chaired a meeting of COBRA the next morning.[15]

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, reacted to the incident, calling it "an evil act". Burnham paid tribute to locals and businesses who had supported the victims.[16] He later announced a vigil to be held in Manchester's Albert Square the following evening.[17]

Campaigning for the 2017 United Kingdom general election by all parties was suspended following the incident.[18][19]

Queen Elizabeth II expressed her "deepest sympathy" to those affected by this "dreadful event".[20]

Political columnist Katie Hopkins was accused of calling for ethnic cleansing of the UK's Muslim population in a tweet after the explosion, asking for a "final solution".[21][22][23]

International

Condolences were expressed by the leaders and governments of: Armenia,[24] Australia,[25] Azerbaijan,[26] Belgium,[27] Canada,[28] China,[29] France,[30] Germany,[31] Greece,[32] Hungary,[33] India,[34] Iran,[35] Israel,[36] Japan,[37] Kenya,[38] Malaysia,[39] The Netherlands,[40] Norway,[41] Palestine,[42] Philippines,[43] Russia,[44] Singapore,[45] Spain,[46] Sweden,[47] and the United States.[48]

Grande posted on her official Twitter account that she was "broken" and stated "from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words."[49]

See also

References

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