Geno Breaker
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Man that's fucked. RIP
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22 dead, 59 injured in Manchester Arena explosion (Being treated as an attack)
- Thread starter E-phonk
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I meaning voting register
Stead Fast
Banned
If so, then that's a lot more reassuring.
Oh my god, Rest in Piece to the victims. This is so fucking terrible, and I my heart instantly sank when I saw a shared post on Facebook regarding this tragedy.
I actually had a dream last night that I was still in London and I was in the middle of a terrorist attack, so that's kind of freaky.
I actually had a dream last night that I was still in London and I was in the middle of a terrorist attack, so that's kind of freaky.
Sarcastic Poster
Member
Don't go there mate.
Apocryphon
Member
Streaming the BBC News live feed on my Facebook:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154789433857462&id=538517461
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154789433857462&id=538517461
V
Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
There are CCTVs every where. If it was a suicide bomber I'm thinking it would've been caught by one of them.
Reddit Live Thread just posted an Instagram video of the main lobby whilst it was being evacuated, very bizarre.
Lots of people running down the stairs and screaming but people at the bottom of the stairs, just kind of standing there.
Edit: just thought it was probably parents waiting to see their child :/
Lots of people running down the stairs and screaming but people at the bottom of the stairs, just kind of standing there.
Edit: just thought it was probably parents waiting to see their child :/
plagiarize
Banned
If I never see that name again it will be a good thing.
THE:MILKMAN
Member
It does seem like the UK authorities are sharing with the US who in turn are sharing with your media. The UK side aren't sharing as much/as quick with the UK media who are being really careful about double sourcing and only reporting official Police info.
UK media don't like this and are reporting about it now.
Ray Wonder
Founder of the Wounded Tagless Children
Doesn't work, and I think that sort of mirror streaming is illegal and shouldn't be posted here.
NullPointer
Member
MSNBC: Preliminary assessment from the forensics on the scene. Suicide bomber with backpack bomb.
Stead Fast
Banned
That stain on our society deserves no attention, not now, not ever.
Apocryphon
Member
AcademicSaucer
Member
There it is
plagiarize
Banned
It wouldn't have helped based on what we know. The only solution would be more exits. Any time an event like this gets out, you're going to have dense groups of people outside the arena.
They aren't already?
Basically this. It's not like the victims and their families rushed to read an internet gaming forum as soon as the explosion happened.
This makes zero sense, none. Can you explain it please?
Yah, it very well could be but you are absolutely right. We had a nailbomb in Finland in 2002 that killed 7 (including the bomber) people and injured 164. It had nothing to do with religious extremism, it was a 19 year old local loner kid.
That fucking climbing over the railings. Nowhere near enough security to let people safely evacuate. That's why they ALWAYS say to leave calmly. No wonder there's reports of crushing.
BlazingDarkness
Member
The problem is it's not a lobby in a conventional sense, the area is basically an open public space just with a roof, but no doors, and inside is the arena and the train station platforms, and a McDonald's etc. So anyone can just walk through one entrance to another, so I expect some people at the bottom of the stairs had nothing much to do with the concert
Kadin
Member
That just looks like pure terror for so many young kids hoping to just have a night of fun.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
https://twitter.com/C4Ciaran/status/866807229646860288 Welp, this just gets worse
plagiarize
Banned
Did I post any of that shit?
No. No I didn't. Heck I posted in here confirming that people I know in Oldham reported that the stories of an active shooter at the hospital were bullshit.
So what's my agenda?
This is from an hour ago. The package was not an explosive device.
Twilight Princess
Member
the fact that the bomb(?) has nails in it is enough I need to know.
SirMossyBloke
Member
My parents live 20 mins for where that happened. I have no reason to believe they'd be anywhere near there at 65 years old, but no answers to texts and phone calls leaves me a little worried.
I'm just gonna assume she has her phone muted and she's fast asleep.
I'm just gonna assume she has her phone muted and she's fast asleep.
Monty Mole
Member
That was an hour ago it was just discarded clothing
Impeccable
Member
Sounds like reactive precautions. After a terrorist attack.
RIP to all the victims.
Spaced Harrier
Member
It's a crowded thread, I'm calling out the ebbs and flows not people by name.
I've no idea what you personally said.
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
Trying (and failing) to brush away the fact that this fits a pattern everyone has seen elsewhere in Europe of extremist attacks.
This is a waste of time, but it's unfortunate that you can't let it go.
Vivalaraza
Member
That is most likely the case. I hope you hear from them soon and all is well.
Stead Fast
Banned
That was the one from an hour ago, no? If so, it was destroyed and turned out to be nothing related.
Really? Would a backpack with a bomb not get triggered with metal detectors. Most bombs I thought would.
The explosion happened in a public area outside of the venue. Don't need to go through security to be there.
NullPointer
Member
This happened outside of the secured area.
They weren't in the arena so no metal detectors to walk through. It's like a concourse between the train station and arena I think.
Stead Fast
Banned
It's quarter past 2, so I'm of a mind that she is safe and asleep.
all these secondary reports after an attack almost always end up being nothing. anyways i didn't expect the death toll to be so high. RIP to the victims and i hope they get all involved before they manage to leave the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myyrmanni_bombing
This would fit that too without being one though? And then there was Breivik. There might be more that I'm not aware of.
That's the scariest fucking part, literally no way to stop this from happening
BlazingDarkness
Member
There are no metal detectors and no security guards in that area.