Early reports are that there were explosions at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, and people rushed out hurriedly:
EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER ARENA AND EVERYONE RAN OUT SO SCARY pic.twitter.com/pJbUBoELtE
— ♡♡ (@hannawwh) May 22, 2017
Manchester arena – emergency services rush to scene pic.twitter.com/aC7UIfy27W
— (@MissSh3lxo) May 22, 2017
BUT, there are other reports:
UPDATE: Reports from the scene at Manchester Arena indicate like a loudspeaker that blew up, major emergency service response to the scene
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) May 22, 2017
Nothing is confirmed right now.
BREAKING: UK police responding to 'incident' at Manchester arena, warn people to stay away. Reports of 2 explosions at Ariana Grande concert
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) May 22, 2017
We’ll keep an eye on the story and update.
UPDATE:
There are fatalities:
Police statement on incident at Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/gaKASukx9a
— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) May 22, 2017
UPDATE:
This sounds bad.
NBC News: Law enforcement officials say at least 20 dead and hundreds have been injured following reports of an explosion in Manchester, UK.
— Tom Winter (@Tom_Winter) May 22, 2017
UPDATE:
Bomb disposal units have arrived at the 'active crime scene' at Manchester Arena. Latest update on the reported 'explosion' pic.twitter.com/yVqIT69TZz
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 22, 2017
And you can hear the explosion here:
And there’s this:
UPDATE:
Eyewitness said they smelled smoke:
'There was a big bang. People were screaming and running' – Eyewitness describes the chaos and smelling smoke at the Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/0mJZsNhrjD
— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 22, 2017
Another video from inside the concert:
She tweeted this after ward:
UPDATE:
Latest statement on incident at Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/BEpLOan3dY
— Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) May 23, 2017
Seeing rumors of a suicide bomb, possibly a nail bomb.