Terrible news: An explosion outside an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester has left at least 19 dead and 50 injured, according to press reports at the time of this writing. There are apparently indications it was a suicide bomber, but details are still scarce at this point.
Discuss, share info here. No trolls, etc.
Well, fuck!
For me, it’s worse because the bomber (there seems to be little serious doubt about this now) targeted teenagers and children, presumably knowingly.
Yo all,
I hadn’t seen the news yet today before I logged on to this site, so I’m very grateful that you had something on here or I would have continued on in ignorance for longer.
I’m just ringing round a few people I know to check they’re okay. So far so good. But huge condolences to all those who haven’t been so lucky.
I’m going to go and have a discreet little cry shortly.
If I hear anything of public interest, I’ll post.
Man, it’s horrible to wake up and hear such news.
I intend to go travelling and not letting scumbags try to rule people through fear but I can’t imagine how the families and friends of victims must feel right now.
And of course, there’s always the anger and backlash that ends up hurting innocent people.
Apparently it was a suicide bomber.
Woke up to this horrendous news, can’t begin to grasp how awful. Those poor kids who were there, and the parents. (And all those who will jump on it to stoke the backlash.)
Fuck.
@sunny. You have more infromation? I think it is a video in your link and i cant see. Did they say anymore what is happening there now?
Death toll at 22 now, injured at 59, per The Guardian.
Fuck everything.
Oh God. Far right trolls on Facebook are instantly assuming the attack was a Muslim immigrant, which is pretty standard for them. But they’ve taken a new twist on things by blaming liberals for the attack. “This is the fault of liberals for allowing these people to come in!” “CLOSE OUR BORDERS! Liberals will only let this happen again and again!”
It’s fun being a scapegoat. /s
@Valentine
Not much more info. They just know the attacker died at the scene and the bomb was an “improvised” explosive device.
*warning for incel crap*
I’m still a bit phased by all this. And just when it couldn’t get any worse I foolishly looked on r/incels. It’s weird, I’m just despairing about the actual perpetrator, but it’s the incels who’ve managed to make me angry.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Incels/comments/6crcqy/a_moment_of_silence_for_the_victims_in_the_uk/
Okay thanks sunny and also people sharing info. My google search is too slow for looking news and i cant open twitter. Seems like mammoth is the only thing working now ??
The Bombing at a Manchester Ariana Grande Show Was an Attack on Girls and Women
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/05/22/the_bombing_at_a_manchester_ariana_grande_show_was_an_attack_on_girls_and.html
I’ve just seen a photo of victims of the blast being tended to outside Chetham’s School of Music; this sent a shiver down my spine, because a relative of mine teaches there.
And I’ve already overheard students talking about the ‘Muslims’ that did this, something I have quickly kiboshed. I sense that’s something I’m going to be doing a lot this week.
This is not the best timeline. There really is something extra evil about this attack. Disgusting.
Woah, just to freak me out a bit further the Guardian front page has a big picture with the crew guys who alerted us to this in the first place. Makes it all seem more ‘real’ if that makes sense? I know it is real but normally with stuff like this there’s always a level of detachment, like you’re seeing it on the news but it doesn’t affect you.
Funny, none of the London bombings affected me at all but this just seems so awful and sickening. I still can’t get over that someone would deliberately target kids; but the image I can’t get out of my head is that a spilt second before they’d all have been sooooo excited and happy. It just seems extra cruel somehow. It’s the speed of the thing. One moment you’re having the time of your young life and a nano-second later it’s all changed forever.
Sorry, rambling. Just trying to process.
ETA: @ Dan – “this sent a shiver down my spine, because a relative of mine teaches there.” Know exactly what you mean, it’s like you’ll see something and it just brings it all home. Obviously I’m not affected by this at all, it’s all the other people who I feel sorry for, but it just has that weird resonance because you keep seeing familiar things. Yeah, maybe its that ‘familiar’ thing that’s so freaky.
I’m a Mancunian and I’m gutted this morning.
I’m also really furious because this morning the internet was full of racists attacking muslims. Even though Manchester’s muslims are already gutted, along with everyone else in the city.
@Bacon
Condolences, best wishes and love from Derby, my duck. Stay safe.
Katie Hopkins posted a tweet (now deleted) calling for a “final solution”, and has been reported to the police.
@ bacon
There was an interview with a presumbaly Muslim guy last night. It hit me a bit because he’s from my home town. But he’d just picked his wife and 12 year old daughter up as the bomb went off. They’re obviously devastated. It was so harrowing to hear. His daughter was just curled up in bed crying and his wife was almost catatonic. But they’re just a regular family. This was his daughter’s Christmas present. I can’t get that bit of info out of my head. And I keep coming back to what’s really hitting me here. Once second it’s the happiest time of your young life, then instantly that all changes forever. It’s just such a shitty thing to do.
Buzzfeed are reporting that people are posting fake “missing person” notices about the bombing. For the… lulz?
There’s been an arrest of “a 23-year-old man in South Manchester”. Accomplice?
Thoses fake news are evil. They are less serious than the bomb, but they revolt me more, for reason I can’t adequatly put in words.
Who is katie Hopkins?
@ Valentine
Vile professional troll in the Milo mould.