And that is the explosion at the Manchester Arena tonight in the uk. More video is coming on to social media. And as the night draws on, im sure well get more imagery. But youve probably become familiar by now with this. One of the first clips of video we saw. It happened just after the lights went up, just after the last note. And Ariana Grande went backstage. Thats when people heard and felt a concussion outside. Still, some discussion as to whether or not there was just one or more explosions. Weve been what, three hours of coverage with sporadic reports, including by this network that this was a suicide bomber, outside on a kind of level that connects the train station to the venue. Lets go first to the police briefing. Manchester Police Department. Someone has just stepped to the microphones. Around 10 33 p. M. , we received reports of an explosion at Manchester Arena in the city center. This was at the conclusion of Ariana Grande concert. Currently we have 19 people confirmed to
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