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Terror blast killed 19 in UK pop concert

Nineteen people were on Tuesday killed in a suspected terrorist attack during a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande in the northwest English city of Manchester, police said. There was panic as Grande’s audience of youthful fans fled the 21,000-capacity venue late Monday after what eyewitnesses described as an explosion in the foyer area at the end of the concert. At least two parents waiting for their children outside were injured by the explosion, with one saying he had been hit by shrapnel in his leg and another feeling “heat on my neck”.
Ambulances and bomb disposal teams rushed to the venue, as worried family members searched for their loved ones and residents opened their doors to stranded concert-goers after trains were cancelled. “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 Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the “appalling terrorist attack” and suspended her campaign ahead of a general election on June 8. “All our thoughts are with the victims and the families of those who have been affected,” said May, who was due to chair an emergency ministerial meeting later on Tuesday at around 0800 GMT. Grande, who was due to give a concert in London later on Tuesday, said she was “broken” in a tweet. “Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so so sorry. I don’t have words,” she wrote.

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