Manchester blast: Sole attacker dead in attack, death toll rises to 22, say police

At least 50 others were injured in an explosion which is treated as a "terrorist incident", at a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande, police said.

Updated: May 25, 2017 10:09 PM IST

By India.com News Desk

Manchester blast: Sole attacker dead in attack, death toll rises to 22, say police

Manchester City, May 23: The death toll in blast at a concert in the Manchester City in the United Kingdom has risen to 22. The casualties also include the attacker who died detonating the device, police said on Tuesday.

At least 50 others were injured in an explosion which is treated as a “terrorist incident”, at a pop concert by US star Ariana Grande, police said.

Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud “bang” from inside the venue, which was playing host to a concert by Ariana Grande. Video footage from the scene showed bloodied victims being helped by emergency services.

Grande is safe, her spokesperson said.

“It was one bang and essentially everyone from the other side of the arena where the bang was heard from suddenly came running towards us,” an eyewitness said.

The blasts reportedly went off at the end of the concert near the box office area of the venue.

“Some people were screaming they’d seen blood but other people were saying it was balloons busting or a speaker had been popped,” said another eyewitness.

The UK’s Network Rail said train lines out of Manchester Victoria station, which is close to the concert venue, were blocked.

It is the deadliest attack in Britain since 2005.

With inputs from PTI

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