19 dead and several injured in bomb blast at Ariana Grande's gig concert in Manchester

19 people were comfirmed dead and about 50 injured in a blast from hundreds of people who went to see Ariana Grande as she performa in Manchester
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 Hundreds of people fled the arena screaming after hearing 'loud bangs' at the end of an Ariana Grande concert - where many of the gig goers were young female fans of primary school age. Witnesses are claiming a 'nail bomb' was the explosive device - but this is yet to be confirmed or denied by UK authorities. Young sobbing girls wearing pink Ariana Grande t-shirts were seen clutching their parents outside the concert as armed police and helicopters rushed to the scene.

  One witness reported being blown off his feet just after the lights came up at around 10.40pm, while others said they saw smoke and heard an explosion near the foyer area, before seeing people covered in blood.

  There are unconfirmed reports that a number of people have suffered "shrapnel type injuries" in the incident at the 21,000-capacity arena, as hospitals reported they were expecting "mass casualties.

 "Prime Minister Theresea May released a statement in the early hours, saying: "We are working to establish the full details of what is being treated by police as an appalling terrorist attack.