Details are unclear, but there is currently a massive police and rescue presence in Manchester, UK after reports of an “explosion” during an Ariana Grande concert.
Multiple senior U.S. intelligence officials who are monitoring British authorities told NBC News that preliminary reports indicate that a single explosion took place outside the arena on the southwest side opposite the train station. The explosion occurred as the concert ended, catching people as they exited.
The cause is unknown, but injuries appear numerous. Police have closed all roads in the area and are treating the explosion “as a terrorist incident until police know otherwise.”
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 · 1:56:27 AM +00:00 · Barbara Morrill
From CNN:
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a statement in the wake of the Manchester blast:
“We are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack," the statement said. [...]
A Western law enforcement official has told CNN that a male at the scene in Manchester has been identified as the probable suicide bomber.
A US official said a suicide bombing is now considered to be the “likely” reason for the blast.