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Manchester Terror Attack

On 22 May 2017, there was a suicide bombing at Manchester Arena which killed 22 people (May 2017)

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TellyFan
There has been confirmed reports on Twitter that two explosions have gone off at Manchester Arena where Ariana Grande was performing tonight.
Last edited by TellyFan on 5 June 2017 2:17am - 4 times in total
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A former member
Nothing on BBC NEWS nor Sky...

Edit:

For anyone looking, you may find a number of TV Pres pics here:
http://tvlive.org.uk/features/news-events/manchester-terror-attack-22nd-may-2017/
Last edited by A former member on 24 May 2017 4:09pm
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TellyFan
Video footage:

https://twitter.com/alanbmufc92/status/866770559924940800

(Sorry, don't know how to embed tweets)
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BBI45
Sky News briefly reporting Police advising people to avoid Manchester Arena and are responding to an incident.
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BBC NEWS is now reporting.
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BBI45
Sky News now returning to the story. Suggesting gunshots or speaker issues (No idea). BBC Radio 5 Live now also reporting (just for the record).
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TellyFan
Sky News reporting that a speaker may have blown at the end of Ariana's gig and everyone panicked over nothing.
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AlexS
Sky News reporting that a speaker may have blown at the end of Ariana's gig and everyone panicked over nothing.

A concert speaker blowing would be easily loud enough to cause a disturbance, especially if it occurred when no music was playing.
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BBI45
AlexS posted:
Sky News reporting that a speaker may have blown at the end of Ariana's gig and everyone panicked over nothing.

A concert speaker blowing would be easily loud enough to cause a disturbance, especially if it occurred when no music was playing.

Witnesses on 5 Live saying there were between 1-3 explosions/shots with some reporting seeing a flash. I don't think that would be as a result of a speaker. However, details are still sketchy, so nothing can be ruled out.
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AlexS
BBI45 posted:
AlexS posted:
Sky News reporting that a speaker may have blown at the end of Ariana's gig and everyone panicked over nothing.

A concert speaker blowing would be easily loud enough to cause a disturbance, especially if it occurred when no music was playing.

Witnesses on 5 Live saying there were between 1-3 explosions/shots with some reporting seeing a flash. I don't think that would be as a result of a speaker. However, details are still sketchy, so nothing can be ruled out.

Looking further, while a speaker blowing could have caused a blast of air it is unlikely that some of the damage seen in some of the supposed pictures on social media could be caused by a speaker.
Although if a speaker exploded it would be hardly be surprising if this was either due to or caused a wider electrical issue which could explain a flash of light.
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I was at the BBL playoff final a couple of weeks ago and a basketball bursting caused a loud bang that could be heard around the O2 arena so its surprising just how loud some things can be. (although with further details emerging I am not hopeful that this is a routine speaker failure).
Last edited by AlexS on 22 May 2017 11:27pm
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BBI45
Video shown on Sky News

Trains and Metro links out of Manchester Victoria have now been suspended.
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