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Manchester Bombing: What We Know and Don’t Know - The New York Times

posted onMay 23, 2017
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Article snippet: Visit this page for full coverage of the episode. Ten hours after an explosion rocked Manchester Arena in England at the end of a performance by the pop star Ariana Grande, here is what is known. • At least 22 people, including children, were killed and some 59 people wounded in an explosion around 10:35 p.m. on Monday in the foyer outside the main hall of the arena. • The police said they were treating the case “as a terrorist incident.” They believe the blast came from a man who set off an “improvised explosive device” and that he died in the blast. British officials said they were investigating reports that the explosive device contained nuts and bolts as shrapnel. Prime Minister Theresa May planned to hold a crisis response meeting on Tuesday. • The crowd was filled with teenagers and other young fans of Ms. Grande, a 23-year-old American singer. She was not hurt. Shortly before 4 a.m., she posted on Twitter, “broken. from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don’t have words.” • People described a scene of pandemonium and mayhem after the explosion. • The arena, built in 1995, can fit up to 21,000 people; it was not clear how many were inside on Monday evening. • Manchester Victoria Station, a rail terminal next to the arena, was evacuated. • Rail service at the terminal, a major transportation hub in the city, was suspended late Monday night and will remain suspended all of Tuesday. The police said the explosion occurred in the foyer of the Mancheste... Link to the full article to read more

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