British Prime Minister Theresa May on Ariana Grande concert blast
May 23, 2017 | 2:30am
FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2016 file photo, Ariana Grande performs at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. Police say there are "a number of fatalities" after reports of an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in northern England on Monday, May 22, 2017. Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that authorities say killed several people (all times local):
2:45 a.m.
British Prime Minister Theresa May says the government is working to learn the full details of the blast that killed 19 people at an Ariana Grande concert Monday night.
May says the government is trying to establish "the full details of what is being treated by the police as an appalling terrorist attack."
She said her thoughts are with the victims and the families of those who have been affected.
The government is expected to call an emergency cabinet meeting to deal with the incident.
___
1:20 a.m.
Greater Manchester Police say 19 people have been confirmed dead in an explosion at Manchester Arena that is being treated as a possible terrorist attack.
Police said roughly 50 people were injured. Police said the incident started at 10:35 Monday night at an Ariana Grande concert.
Emergency vehicles were on the scene helping the injured and bomb disposal units were later seen outside the venue.
There was mass panic after the explosion at the end of the concert, which was part of Grande's The Dangerous Woman Tour.
___
1:05 a.m.
Bomb disposal units were seen at Manchester Arena after an explosion during an Ariana Grande concert.
They were called after reports of an explosion that police said caused fatalities.
There were few immediate details and trains into the area were suspended.
A representative of Grande's US record label says the singer is OK and they are investigating what happened.
___
11:55 p.m.
Police says there are "a number of fatalities" after reports of an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England.
Police advised the public to avoid the area around the Manchester Arena Monday night.
There were no immediate details of what happened during the concert by the American singer.
Video from inside the arena showed concertgoers screaming as they made their way out amid a sea of pink balloons.
BrandSpace Articles
<
>
Philstar
x
- Latest
- Trending
Trending
Latest
Trending
By Kristofer Purnell | 1 day ago
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo | 1 day ago
By Jan Milo Severo | 1 day ago
By Kristofer Purnell | 1 day ago
Latest
Exclusive
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo | 4 hours ago
Exclusive
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo | 4 hours ago
Exclusive
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo | 4 hours ago
By Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo | 5 hours ago
Recommended
