BREAKING NEWS: Thousands Flee Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert, Multiple Fatalities Confirmed (UPDATED)

It happened at the end of Ariana’s concert in Manchester.

Reports TMZ:

The concert was held at the Manchester Arena … the explosions occurred at the end of Grande’s concert. One of the concertgoers tweeted, “Just ran from an explosion, genuinely thought were going to die.”

People are writing on Twitter that there is blood everywhere … people are injured and bleeding.

It was an odd scene … while fans were scrambling for safety they were clutching pink balloons that apparently had been dropped on the crowd.

A source connected with Ariana tells us she had just left the stage when everyone heard what appeared to be an explosion.

Greater Manchester Police say there are a “number of confirmed fatalities and others injured.”  London police just  said, “Emergency services responding to serious incident at Manchester Arena. Avoid the area.”

From The Guardian:

Hannah Dane, who was at the concert, told the Guardian there was “quite a loud explosion heard from inside the Manchester arena and it shook, then everyone screamed and tried to get out”.

She added: “As we got outside, lots of police came racing towards the area and the whole of the Victoria train station was surrounded by police.” She said there were people “screaming and crying everywhere shouting that there’s a bomb and also people were saying there’s a shooter”.

Dane said police were blocking off roads in the area. “There are sirens zooming everywhere.”

Suzy Mitchell, 26, whose flat is opposite the venue, reported a huge bang rocking the neighbourhood.

She told the Press Association: “(I) just heard a huge bang from my bed, came out to the front of my apartments (we’re on the top floor so have perfect view) and everyone was running away in big crowds. The bang was so big I heard it from my room which is at the back of the apartment blocks.

“Currently lots of emergency services going to and from. But can’t see anything substantial as of yet except fleeing people and lots of cars.”

More on this story as it unfolds

EXPLOSION AT MANCHESTER ARENA AND EVERYONE RAN OUT SO SCARY pic.twitter.com/pJbUBoELtE

— ♡♡ (@hannawwh) May 22, 2017

If you look towards the left you see the explosion and hear the bang. I hope to GOD everyone is ok, and so glad Jess and Em are. #manchester pic.twitter.com/q81KHGEJ6E

— Joe Gregory (@JoeAaronGregory) May 22, 2017

UPDATE:

A friend works in A&E – huge balloons filled with gas popped & there was a stampede because everyone thought it was a bomb! #ManchesterArena

— Jack Murphy (@JackDMurphy) May 22, 2017

Not sure if this is true or not, but the story continues to unfold…

(Photo of Ariana: Pacific Coast News)

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