Police confirm 19 dead and 50 injured after ‘terrorist incident’ at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester

Police have confirmed that there have been a number of deaths following a reported explosion at an Ariana Grande concert.

Manchester police said in a statement that at least 19 people have been killed, while more than 50 people have been left injured. Multiple sources are claiming that police believe a suicide bomber is responsible for the attack.

British Transport Police confirmed the blast came from “within the foyer area of the stadium at 10.30pm this evening”

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Twitter users reported thousands of concert goers fled the arena covered in blood and crying, although it is still not entirely clear what the reported “loud bangs” were.

A concert-goer told the BBC that panic ensued as people tried to run out the arena: “She finished her last song .. and we heard like a really basey bang, and all I can remember is just everyone … was just running out… people were covered in blood, some people were having a fight, it was quite scary.”

Following the incident, police confirmed that they had carried out a controlled explosion in Cathedral gardens on a suspected device.

Latest statement on incident at Manchester Arena pic.twitter.com/BEpLOan3dY

— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 23, 2017

A rep for Ariana has confirmed that the star is “okay” following the terrifying incident.

At 3am local time (May 23), Police made a statement confirming they are treating the event as a “terrorist incident,” and have committed to revealing more information as their investigations continue.

#Manchester explosion @gmpolice statement: 19 dead and around 50 injured in the incident that’s currently being treated as terrorism pic.twitter.com/MsKOLMXyCu

— Sky News (@SkyNews) May 23, 2017

We hope everyone who was at the event remains safe tonight, and our thoughts go out to those who have died.