Source of explosion remains unconfirmed. It's also weird that it happened after the show and not during, if it's an attack.
MSNBC's dream suspect - white heterosexual Brexit supporter who has trail of pro-Trump & Marine Le Pen Facebook posts.
it makes sense to do it as the show ends - more people will be funneled into a tighter area as they exit, plus the security increases the further into the venue you get. Also factor in people panicking and crushing each other as they hurry to exit the venue. Additionally everyone's "guard" will be down after the show versus before because generally they think they are "out of the woods" if nothing crazy has happened during the show, so they guess there's nothing to worry about. Basic tactical thinking that millions worldwide are trained in/have ingrained in them. Luckily there weren't hundreds of fatalities & injuries!
No, that's a choke point where people wait for others and is the main route from that section of the arena to the trains. It gets busy as people rush from their seats to get the last train and trams. Much denser target area than the arena itself. And whilst no one is claiming responsibility just yet, lets be honest where the probability of guilt lies. Plus this is Manchester, we didn't go nuts against all the Irish when they indulged in some urban renewal, and we're not going to go nuts against the Muslims either if it does indeed prove to be a Muslim responsible.
It's probably redundant at this stage but bombing teenage girls at a concert has got to be a new low. No word on who specifically the knob who blew himself up was yet?
Nope, just "young male" at present. Edit: PM has said that the security services think they know who he was, but aren't yet ready to confirm.
They've also specifically asked the media to avoid speculating on identities until they are certain. No-one I know was caught up in it, but my parents were walking past that spot just a few hours earlier. A friend is a nurse and was working through the night. Surreal.
Arrest made in connection with attack - also been a controlled detonation of something (not confirmed if actual bomb or just a suspect package). Photo of arrested guy doesn't clarify ethnic origin: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-exper...5/23/0321bebb-3f76-4a80-8564-dbe2d4380e2e.jpg Tried attaching image but doesn't like it, so linked.