According to NBC News, 22 people have died while several hundreds suffered injuries at an Ariana Grande concert last night. The catastrophe took place in Manchester, England’s famous Manchester Arena.
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Ian Hopkins told reporters,”We have been treating this as a terrorist incident.” Other law enforcement officials have stated that there have been two explosions during Grande’s concert.
The explosion happened outside, naturally triggering extreme chaos inside the venue for the concertgoers. Twitter user @hannawwh caught the incident on video as it happened.
EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER ARENA AND EVERYONE RAN OUT SO SCARY? pic.twitter.com/pJbUBoELtE
— ♡♡ (@hannawwh) May 22, 2017
Ariana Grande and the various other performers were reportedly unharmed; meanwhile a rep told fans “Ariana is okay,” and “We are further investigating what happened.”
Nicki Minaj was one of the first celebrities to extend condolences to those affected by the tragedy, while also doing so for her friend and frequent collaborator Ariana.
My heart hurts for my sister, Ariana & every family affected by this tragic event in the U.K. Innocent lives lost. I’m so sorry to hear this
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 23, 2017
Prayers up to Manchester!
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