Much-anticipated Ariana Grande concert ends in blood, horror

Cheryl has said she is “sickened and angered” by the terror attack which left several concert-goers killed and injured after Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester on Monday night.

“A huge bomb-like bang went off that hugely panicked everyone and we were all trying to flee the arena”, said 22-year-old concertgoer Majid Khan.

Jenny Brewster said she was leaving the concert with her 11-year-old daughter when the blast hit. Then we were told she had passed away.

Sky News reporter Enda Brady is in Manchester.

Twitter users also said they had experiences similar to Trochtova, claiming their bags were not checked prior to the show when they entered the venue and at previous shows at the arena. The move echoes similar instances where communities have come together to provide support for those involved in a tragic incident.

Greater Manchester Police said they deployed 400 armed police to the area overnight and are still working to establish the full details of what happened.

Police said dozens more were injured in the Monday night blast carried out by a male carrying who carried the device and was killed.

People sit by the side of the road next to a police cordon outside the Manchester Arena, where Ariana Grande had been performing, in Manchester, northern England.

“We struggle to comprehend the warped and twisted mind that sees a room packed with young children not as a scene to cherish but as an opportunity for carnage”, she said.

Like most parents of young children, I go to great – and sometimes ridiculous – lengths to shield my children from bad news.

Local councillor Bev Craig said: “Mancunians opening their homes to those stranded, and businesses offering free rides”.

Ivo Delgado, a witness, told CNN he heard one explosion after the concert ended. Smoke on the corridors and blood”, while another added, “There has been a bomb near the Manchester arena.

“It was a really big explosion”. “There were coats and people’s phones on the floor”. Yeah that’s pretty much what I heard.

Outside, she said, “you could smell the burning”.

“I saw everyone running, I fell onto the seats on the floor my friend lifted me up”.

A video posted on Twitter showed fans, many of them young, screaming and running from the venue.

Universal Music Group, parent company for Grande’s record label, Republic Records, posted a statement on Facebook.

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said: “Today will be a day of enormous grief and pain as we mourn for those who have lost their lives in the city of Manchester”. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Manchester tonight, all of the staff at the MAN Arena, all of the security teams, all the emergency services, Ariana and her team, and all of those families affected tonight.

Grande’s publicist, Joseph Carozza, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that the performer was safe.

Joseph Carozza, a representative from Grande’s USA record label, said the singer is OK and they are investigating what happened.

British Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the attack as “callous” and “cowardly”.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her condolence said: “People in the United Kingdom can rest assured that Germany stands shoulder to shoulder with them”.