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Manchester pop concert attacker died detonating device: police

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — The man behind a terror attack at a pop concert in Manchester late Monday died when he detonated his device, killing 22 others including children and injuring 59 people, police said on Tuesday. Greater Manchester Police chief Ian Hopkins said the man had set off an “improvised explosive device” as the audience was leaving the concert by US pop star Ariana Grande.

Manchester attack: Online reactions

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Online reaction to the suspected terror attack on a pop concert that killed at least 19 people has been swift. Singer Ariana Grande, who had just finished performing in Manchester, northern England, when the blast took place, tweeted that she was “broken” by the attack. “From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words,” the 23-year-old wrote on her verified @ArianaGrande account, which has […]

Manchester terror attack: What we know

  MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) —  At least 22 people died in a suspected terror attack at a pop concert in the British city of Manchester late Monday. Here is what we know so far about the attack, which was the deadliest in Britain since 2005. What happened? Police said they were called at 2133 GMT to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena at a concert by pop star Ariana Grande, who is popular […]

Ariana Grande ‘broken’ after concert attack

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — United States pop star Ariana Grande late Monday said she felt at a loss for words after a suspected terror attack at her concert in the British city of Manchester. “Broken,” she wrote in her first reaction on Twitter. “From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words,” she wrote. Police said at least 19 people were killed and around 50 wounded in […]

May condemns ‘appalling terrorist attack’ in Manchester

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned on Tuesday the “appalling terrorist attack” at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 19 people and injured more than 50. “We are working to establish the full details of what is bein treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack,” May said in a statement. © Agence France-Presse

URGENT: Controlled explosion being carried out near Manchester venue blast: police

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — A controlled explosion is being carried out in an area near the Manchester Arena venue, where a suspected blast killed 19 people and injured 50 more, police in the northern British city said on Tuesday. “There will be a controlled explosion in Cathedral Gardens shortly if you hearing anything don’t be concerned,” police said on Twitter, referring to a small park opposite the concert venue. But a second tweet said: […]

19 people killed, 50 injured after blast in Ariana Grande concert venue in UK

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Nineteen people have been killed and around 50 others injured following a suspected explosion in Manchester Arena that is being treated as a terrorist incident, police in the northern English city said on Tuesday. “So far 19 people have been confirmed dead, with around 50 others injured. This is currently being treated as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise,” police said in a statement. British police said early Tuesday […]

British police say a number of fatalities at Ariana Grande concert

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (Reuters) — British police said there were a number of fatalities in a reported explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in the northern English city of Manchester on Monday (May 22). “Emergency services are currently responding to reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena. There are a number of confirmed fatalities and others injured,” Greater Manchester Police said on Twitter. A spokesperson for the pop singer’s record label said that she was […]

UK police say “serious incident” at Ariana Grande gig – Twitter

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (Reuters) — A witness who attended the venue in the northern English city of Manchester where U.S. singer Ariana Grande had been performing said she felt a massive explosion as she was leaving the concert. “We were making our way out and when we were right by the door there was a massive explosion and everybody was screaming,” Catherine Macfarlane told Reuters. “It was a huge explosion – you could feel it […]

‘Confirmed fatalities’ at Manchester concert: British police

LONDON, United States (AFP) — British police said early Tuesday there were “a number of confirmed fatalities” after reports of at least one explosion during a pop concert in the city of Manchester. Ambulances were seen rushing to the Manchester Arena venue and police added in a statement that people should avoid the area. The deaths followed television footage of people leaving the arena, which had been hosting a concert by the American singer Ariana […]

Football: Wise up, Mourinho tells Man Utd outcast Shaw

by Mike Whalley MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told Luke Shaw to improve his understanding of the game if he wants to win a regular place in the side. Shaw made his first appearance in a month against Everton on Tuesday and won the stoppage-time penalty that allowed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to earn United a 1-1 draw. But having strongly criticized Shaw after leaving him out of the squad for […]