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PEOPLE & ARTS Tuesday 23 May 2017
UK police: 19 confirmed dead in explosion at Grande concert

GREGORY KATZ likely. Police said the ex- an emergency Cabinet
Associated Press plosion is being judged a meeting.
LONDON (AP) — An ex- terrorist attack unless new If the incident is confirmed
plosion struck an Ariana information proves other- as a terrorist attack it would
Grande concert in north- wise. Witnesses reported be the most deadly in Brit-
ern England late Monday, hearing two loud bangs ain since the London sub-
killing at least 19 people coming from near the are- way bombings in 2005.
and injuring dozens in what na’s bars at about 10:35 Police advised the public
police say they are treating p.m. but there were few to avoid the area around
as a terrorist attack. further details. the Manchester Arena,
Greater Manchester Police “A huge bomb-like bang and the train station near
said 19 people were con- went off that hugely pan- the arena, Victoria Station,
firmed dead and roughly icked everyone and we was evacuated and all
50 were injured by the ex- were all trying to flee the trains canceled.
plosion at Manchester Are- arena,” concertgoer Majid Joseph Carozza, a repre-
na. Emergency vehicles Khan, 22, told Britain’s Press sentative from Grande’s
were helping the injured Association. “It was one U.S. record label, said the
and bomb disposal units bang and essentially every- singer is OK and they are
were later seen outside the one from the other side of investigating what hap-
venue. the arena where the bang pened.
There was mass panic after was heard from suddenly The Dangerous Woman
the explosion at the end came running towards us In this Sept. 24, 2016 file photo, Ariana Grande performs at the Tour is the third concert tour
of the concert, which was as they were trying to exit.” 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas. by Grande and supports
part of Grande’s The Dan- Added Oliver Jones, 17: Associated Press her third studio album,
gerous Woman Tour. The “The bang echoed around “Dangerous Woman.”
singer was not injured, ac- the foyer of the arena and pink balloons. appalling terrorist attack.” Grande’s role as Cat Val-
cording to a representa- people started to run.” British Prime Minister Theresa She said her thoughts are entine on Nickelodeon’s
tive. Britain’s terrorist threat Video from inside the are- May said the government with the victims and the high school sitcom “Vic-
level has been set at “se- na showed concertgoers is working to establish “the families of those who have torious” propelled her to
vere” in recent years indi- screaming as they made full details of what is being been affected. The gov- teen idol status, starting in
cating an attack is highly their way out amid a sea of treated by the police as an ernment is expected to call 2010.q