Manchester Arena incident - many reported dead

[DaveCinzano]

PA reiterating GMP statement about fatalities:

 

[redsquirrel]

LINK???

It's on the guardian feed

 

[binka]

Fucking hell I was really hoping it was just a burst balloon as a few people had reported. Eye witness on bbc news now saying it was a huge explosion and he saw loads of injured people

 

[Treacle Toes]

It's on the guardian feed

i have numerous now....just expected a link for what was posted.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Again, GMP says details of casualty bureau to come:

 

[Fingers]

Is this plausible?

 

[D'wards]

Surely a blown transformer wouldn't kill several people. So many kids would be there. This is awful.

 

[Reiabuzz]

Fucking hell I was really hoping it was just a burst balloon as a few people had reported. Eye witness on bbc news now saying it was a huge explosion and he saw loads of injured people

Why would someone 'like' this post? I've got that poster on ignore but unfortunately that doesn't seem to block their likes and dislikes.

This is fucking awful, terrorism or not.

 

[peterkro]

Transformer unlikely inside roof or building like that, be surprised if multiple fatalities even if one did blow up (unlikely).

 

[The39thStep]

Owen Jones just Tweeted this :

Manchester. The city of the industrial revolution, of iconic music, of solidarity, warmth and community. Manchester will always overcome.

 

[redsquirrel]

Why would someone 'like' this post? I've got that poster on ignore but unfortunately that doesn't seem to block their likes and dislikes.

This is fucking awful, terrorism or not.

Don't be a dick, clearly they were liking the 'hoping it was noting serious' bit not the 'people dead' bit.

 

[Dogsauce]

Is this plausible?

It could be a police cover story similar to that used when they had bombs on the tube - I think they originally reported that as a power failure so as not to cause public panic.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Surely a blown transformer wouldn't kill several people.

No, but a resulting stampede might.

 

[agricola]

It could be a police cover story similar to that used when they had bombs on the tube - I think they originally reported that as a power failure so as not to cause public panic.

from memory that wasn't a cover story, that was actually how those incidents first came to light (at that time none of the radios worked in the Underground and no-one had a phone signal)

 

[OneStrike]

Please exercise caution when taking media footage as legit, already bogus stuff being posted as factual.

 

[Pac man]

Baloons filled with gas evidently

Patrick (Pa) Ward (@Pa_Ward1) on Twitter

 

[pesh]

i dont think so

 

[free spirit]

Is this plausible? View attachment 107434

It's certainly possible

 

[Grace Johnson]

Fucking hell I was really hoping it was just a burst balloon as a few people had reported. Eye witness on bbc news now saying it was a huge explosion and he saw loads of injured people

We heard the explosion nearly a mile away it wasnt a ballon.

 

[The39thStep]

It could be a police cover story similar to that used when they had bombs on the tube - I think they originally reported that as a power failure so as not to cause public panic.

Good grief

 

[Saul Goodman]

Baloons filled with gas evidently

Patrick (Pa) Ward (@Pa_Ward1) on Twitter

Helium is inert, and I reckon people learned a few lessons about hydrogen after the Hinderberg.

 

[Wilf]

Fuck.

 

[The39thStep]

Tweet storm saying NBC in America are reporting 28 dead, Fox news 20 dead and caused by balloons exploding into microphones and Tommy Robinson asking if the ( fake) picture circulating is Victoria Station. Must be distressing for parents who have kids at this concert .

 

[Riklet]

Fucking hell. Stay safe Manchester peeps.

Is there any confirmation yet as to whether this "bang" was a bomb or similar?

 

[Celyn]

Several tweets advising parents looking for their kids to try the Holiday Inn, as it has got >= 50 kids safe there.

 

[spanglechick]

Fuck. Hope it was a dreadful accident, rather than terror. Not that it matters a jot to the victims and loved ones, but the knock on effects...

 

[Grace Johnson]

Fucking hell. Stay safe Manchester peeps.

Is there any confirmation yet as to whether this "bang" was a bomb or similar?

No confirmation mate but we heard the bang nearly a mile away. It don't seem like a ballon as some reports say.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Is there any confirmation yet as to whether this "bang" was a bomb or similar?

Not at the time of posting, no, not officially.

 

[Grace Johnson]

Also if anyone is in Manchester stuck because of this then give me a shout and you can stay at mine in central Manchester. Just pm me, not going to be sleeping. Hope everyone's safe. X

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

caused by balloons exploding into microphones

How's that work then?