Friend and their children. There was just smoke and there were embers falling down from the roof and people were screaming and we just ran and ran and ran. Reporter Bethany Keeling was right near the exit when the bomb went off. I saw like a flash. Like, an explosion flash. I grabbed my friends hand and we just ran. But we looked and we could see the bodies on the floor. Reporter victims were lying where theyd fallen. The ground was streaked with blood. The killer today identified as 22year old britishborn salman abedi. Police believe he detonated his suicide bomb here, in an area connecting the massive arena to the nearby train station, which then descended into chaos. When the bomb went off, many parents were waiting outside to collect their kids after the show. For some of the youngsters, it was their first concert. Joe gregory was sitting in his car, waiting to pick up his girlfriend. 22yearold salman abedi, was born in manchester, the son of a family who emigrated from libya. A co
friend and their children. there was just smoke and there were embers falling down from the roof and people were screaming and we just ran and ran and ran. reporter: bethany keeling was right near the exit when the bomb went off. i saw like a flash. like, an explosion flash. i grabbed my friend s hand and we just ran. but we looked and we could see the bodies on the floor. reporter: victims were lying where they d fallen. the ground was streaked with blood. the killer today identified as 22-year old british-born salman abedi. police believe he detonated his suicide bomb here, in an area connecting the massive arena to the nearby train station, which then descended into chaos. when the bomb went off, many parents were waiting outside to collect their kids after the show. for some of the youngsters, it was their first concert. joe gregory was sitting in his car, waiting to pick up his girlfriend.
22-year-old salman abedi, was born in manchester, the son of a family who emigrated from libya. a college dropout, abedi was once one of the almost 500 young men known to british authorities as possible terrorists. abedi was a terrorist suspect in the uk, mi5 were aware of him, they were aware he posed a potential threat, but they didn t think he posed the imminent threat that he obviously proved himself to do in manchester. reporter: neighbors today told abc news the abedi family would only talk with people who were muslim. the neighborhood, around an area called moss side, just a few miles from the concert hall, is considered by police to be a hotbed of isis recruitment. moss side is very well known. a lot of people with petty criminal pasts, involvement in gangs, getting involved instead with isis later on. reporter: manchester police