Regional police. Manchester Victory Station is nearby. So to Police Forces nearby. Eyewitnesses have spoken about a helicopter overhead. It was a very large response by the Emergency Services. it was a very large response by the Emergency Services. Two Police Forces. We a re Emergency Services. Two Police Forces. We are seeing pictures of the arena being emptied in panic and confusion. We believe the arena itself is now clear. Emergency services are dealing with the casualties at the scene. It looks a casino in absolute panic. There were sounds of this explosion. Nobody was quite sure what was happening. People in the arena were talking about a bomb. It obviously engendered a lot of fear. People wa nted engendered a lot of fear. People wanted to get out as soon as they could. A lot of young people they are, some of them perhaps not with their guardians, on their own. We had reports of fights and scuffles and people being injured as they attempted to get out of the arena. We are seeing
Them in leeds. But i decided to go pick them up, and im just so glad i was there to get them. You know, whats going around in our head now is what if. And it shouldnt be like that, but it is, unfortunately. Imran, what did your partner say she experienced when she was rushing out . What was it like, what was the explosion like from her perspective . She just said she just heard this bang, and she just literally grabbed hold of my daughters hand and just run down the stairs. Thats it, thats all she said. She was literally feet away from me. She got to the top of the stairs, where the exit was, and the explosion happened. And we just heard one explosion. Definitely, definitely heard one explosion. And, like i say, i were from when the explosion, and when she heard it, to getting in my car, it were seconds. Because i was parked literally ten foot from the exit, from the door, on the old Bridge Street drive, right, parked across the road from the door. So there were you know, she didnt hav
Them in leeds. But i decided to go pick them up, and im just so glad i was there to get them. You know, whats going around in our head now is what if. And it shouldnt be like that, but it is, unfortunately. Imran, what did your partner say she experienced when she was rushing out . What was it like, what was the explosion like from her perspective . She just said she just heard this bang, and she just literally grabbed hold of my daughters hand and just run down the stairs. Thats it, thats all she said. She was literally feet away from me. She got to the top of the stairs, where the exit was, and the explosion happened. And we just heard one explosion. Definitely, definitely heard one explosion. And, like i say, i were from when the explosion, and when she heard it, to getting in my car, it were seconds. Because i was parked literally ten foot from the exit, from the door, on the old Bridge Street drive, right, parked across the road from the door. So there were you know, she didnt hav
Inside the arena described a stampede as panic spread. We have been treating this as a Terrorist Incident and we believe at this stage the attack last night was conducted by one man. Right now the Prime Minister is chairing a meeting of the governments Emergency Committee, cobrament her Home Secretary, amber rudd described it as a barbaric attack. Screaming, shouting, just people mad, chaotic rush to the nearest exit. Suddenly something really hot just flew over us and landed behind me and my mum and my sister and then we all like dropped to the floor. This morning we are live In Manchester and we will be talking to people who were at that concert. Those young people, those teenagers, who were targeted by a Suicide Bomber. A lone man at this stage, as far as the police know, who exploded a device in the foyer of the Manchester Arena just after Ariana Grande finished her concert. Well get reaction from the police and from local politicians and from people who live and work In Manchester
Student georgina callander, who was 19. Many others are still missing this is my daughter, olivia, i havent seen her since 5. 00pm last night. She was at the Ariana Grande concert with her friend. Im worried sick. If anyone has seen her, please contact the police. We will bring you the latest from here in manchester on the Bbc News At One. This has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced here in Greater Manchester and one that we all hoped we would never see. Stay with bbc news for all the developments from manchester, where Police Patrols have been stepped up including the deployment of armed officers. Good afternoon and welcome to the Bbc News At One from manchester, which has experienced the uks worst Terrorist Attack since the July 7th Attacks in london in 2005. 22 people have been killed, and 59 injured they are now being treated at a number of hospitals in and around manchester. They were among thousands of people who had come to the concert of Ariana Grande and at the