Police are responding to reports of fatalities at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom.
Police responded to reports of an incident at Manchester Arena. Please stay away from the area. More details to follow…. — G M Police (@gmpolice) May 22,2017
Police in the United Kingdom say there are number of fatalities after reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert. In a statement on social media Monday night, the Greater Manchester Police say emergency services are responding to the arena. »There are a number of confirmed fatalities and others injured, » police say. »Please stay away from the area, » the Greater Manchester Police said on Twitter. In another tweet, police say, « Emergency services responding to serious incident at Manchester Arena. Avoid the area. »Social media accounts say a couple loud bangs were heard at the arena where singer Ariana Grande was performing. It is unclear at this time what has happened, but social media posts say people were running out of the arena. Emergency services are on the scene of the incident. Facebook has activated a safety check for attendees of the event.
