Explosions reported in Manchester?

[photosnob]

Manc police press conferance at 2am. They won't have answers for us yet. But it might be worth listening to.

[dandarez]

Pothole said:

dandarez said:

rscott said:

Yipper said:

Rumours of another bomb now found at a Manchester station.

Source for this?
Or is it as valid as your claim the terrorist threat level was just increased when it hasn't changed for a year..

What is it with you?

Terror threat is now SEVERE.

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/threat-levels

Perhaps it's a fake gov.uk site, eh?

It has been severe for a long time, not just upped today.

Ok, that's fair. I was convinced it was 'substantial' - I wonder how many could answer correctly the list of terror threats?
But all the terror descriptions are a bit weird to me. I always thought 'critical' was the highest, but having just looked it's apparently 'exceptional'.
Which is ok, except you're trying to tell the majority of the populace. Perhaps the highest should be 'F HELL!' or if you don't want to swear, then 'OMG!' - everyone would understand that!

Words today, eh?
I never got any critical comments at school because I was exceptional!

[Stoatman]

This ones really kicked me in the guts. I've been there many times and have taken my daughter who's ten a few times.I can visuallise the space and was only there a few weeks ago.

[Yipper]

Jonmx said:

BlueFiestaST said:

U.S officials - suicide bomber suspected.

How can they suspect that so many miles away?

They listen to a lot of chatter and if this is a genuine IS led attack, they will be chatting about it on twitter, email, phones etc. Plus the NSA work very closely with GCHQ and they aren't that far away (Cheltenham).

It was probably caught on the arena's CCTV. Local police or GCHQ will have watched it by now and passed it to the Americans.

[Joratk]

Lots of pictures of missing people (mostly young girls) surfacing on twitter. This is really heartbreaking. RIP to all that lost their lives. Very, very sad indeed.

[chml]

Any attack is terrible but there is something truly horrifying about it being in your own city.

[photosnob]

Yipper said:

Jonmx said:

BlueFiestaST said:

U.S officials - suicide bomber suspected.

How can they suspect that so many miles away?

They listen to a lot of chatter and if this is a genuine IS led attack, they will be chatting about it on twitter, email, phones etc. Plus the NSA work very closely with GCHQ and they aren't that far away (Cheltenham).

It was probably caught on the arena's CCTV. Local police or GCHQ will have watched it by now and passed it to the Americans.

More like the sick spastics who organised this have been briefed and are chatting about it. The NSA and GCHQ will pick this up.

Little kids, buzzing to see their idol. Blown to bits with nails. I won't get political as it's been pointed out that it's not the time. But the time for not putting up with this is now. My niece is 5 years old and would love to go to this concert. The idea of her being killed or maimed makes me want to cry. Attacking soldiers or the police is one thing (and I was a solider and am not anti police) - but if they go after little kids it's beyond sick.

[Yipper]

Reports of 23 dead. 10 children under 18.

[mickmcpaddy]

fking s at BBC news have got the word EXPLOSION in quotation marks and are still talking about baloons.

Time for a Nuclear strike I think. Wipe one of the stholes of the globe permanently and give them something to think about.

[rscott]

dandarez said:

Pothole said:

dandarez said:

rscott said:

Yipper said:

Rumours of another bomb now found at a Manchester station.

Source for this?
Or is it as valid as your claim the terrorist threat level was just increased when it hasn't changed for a year..

What is it with you?

Terror threat is now SEVERE.

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/threat-levels

Perhaps it's a fake gov.uk site, eh?

It has been severe for a long time, not just upped today.

Ok, that's fair. I was convinced it was 'substantial' - I wonder how many could answer correctly the list of terror threats?
But all the terror descriptions are a bit weird to me. I always thought 'critical' was the highest, but having just looked it's apparently 'exceptional'.
Which is ok, except you're trying to tell the majority of the populace. Perhaps the highest should be 'F HELL!' or if you don't want to swear, then 'OMG!' - everyone would understand that!

Words today, eh?
I never got any critical comments at school because I was exceptional!

There are 3 separate threat levels- international terrorist risk, then 2 for Northern Ireland related terrorism (1 for in NI, the other for in GB).

I'd have thought it would make more sense to number the threat levels, rather than the current names.

[Jonmx]

chml said:

Any attack is terrible but there is something truly horrifying about it being in your own city.

Agreed. I remember the Exeter bomb in 2008 which was very close to where my wife works. Horrible feeling, but the city pulled together afterwards. Manchester is known for it's spirit, and it's going to need it in the days and weeks ahead after this vile incident.
Off to bed now, really not looking forward to reading the news tomorrow.

[Trevatanus]

Yipper said:

Manchester hospitals reported to be running out of blood. Anyone in the area is being encouraged to donate a pint in the early mornIng.

Do you have an official link that can be shared please?

[rscott]

Joratk said:

Lots of pictures of missing people (mostly young girls) surfacing on twitter. This is really heartbreaking. RIP to all that lost their lives. Very, very sad indeed.

Some may well be genuine, but there are some very twisted individuals who think it amusing to put fake photos of supposedly lost people up on there. It happens after every major incident, be it a bombing or train crash.
There are even a few photos which get reported every time, no matter which country it happened in.

[rambo19]

Sadly, the bomber will be known to police/security services.

[Jonmx]

mickmcpaddy said:

fking s at BBC news have got the word EXPLOSION in quotation marks and are still talking about baloons.

Time for a Nuclear strike I think. Wipe one of the stholes of the globe permanently and give them something to think about.

Agree with you on the BBC.
Don't agree with you on the Nuke. Bad enough having 23, possibly more kids killed this evening. Given that it's only a handful of brothel bred donkey fkers that believe in these actions, killing a million innocent people doesn't help. Sending in SAS teams to kill them in their sleep however, fine by me.

[Deptford Draylons]

rambo19 said:

Sadly, the bomber will be known to police/security services.

Highly likely. No one has worked out what to do with the British citizens here who they suspect of being capable of such events.
Nothing at all will change after this, not a jot,

[egor110]

Jonmx said:

mickmcpaddy said:

fking s at BBC news have got the word EXPLOSION in quotation marks and are still talking about baloons.

Time for a Nuclear strike I think. Wipe one of the stholes of the globe permanently and give them something to think about.

Agree with you on the BBC.
Don't agree with you on the Nuke. Bad enough having 23, possibly more kids killed this evening. Given that it's only a handful of brothel bred donkey fkers that believe in these actions, killing a million innocent people doesn't help. Sending in SAS teams to kill them in their sleep however, fine by me.

Plus what happens if it turns out he's home grown?

[rscott]

GMP confirmed on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GMPOldham/status/8668168919682... - no gunman at Oldham Hospital.

Suggested it's probably a panicked/confused reaction to the news the hospital was on lockdown as it was due to receive casualties (apparently part of their major incident plan - stop all other non essential activities).

[Trevatanus]

egor110 said:

Plus what happens if it turns out he's home grown?

Luton becomes uninhabitable for the next 5000 years.

[rscott]

Yipper said:

Manchester hospitals reported to be running out of blood. Anyone in the area is being encouraged to donate a pint in the early morning.

It was a suicide bomber. Rumours of an IS boasting or confession video posted in recent minutes.

Any links for either the reports they need blood or IS claiming this one?