Manchester 'explosions': A 'number of fatalities' reported following Ariana Grande concert

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oldgraymare2 said:
Well said.

This is a horrible tragedy.

I have been feeling very sad about what happened in Britain.

I am very sad for all of the countries and people who have been targeted lately by acts of terrorism.

I am very sad for these precious little souls who died and who were injured in this attack of violence in Britain, at this concert event.

I pray for them and for their families and other loved ones.
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I have been sad too. I saw the pictures this morning of the 8 year old and 18 year old. what a coward to target parents, teenagers and children out to enjoy an evening.
I was thinking this morning what it was like in my 20’s to feel relatively safe and not to have to worry about terrorism.
how do we defeat it when they seem to be hiding everywhere?
 
St_Francis said:
A bomb goes off in a crowd and people don’t want to believe it’s terrorism? That doesn’t really make sense.
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It actually kind of does, at least to me. When I first heard about it, all I’d heard was “Do you know what’s going on in Manchester?” Then when I came here* and saw the title “Manchester explosions…” I’ll admit some of my first thoughts where hoping it was a system failure of sorts, and then that it wasn’t terrorism from an organization. Even though it’s equally tragic, it seems, in a morbid way, easier to stomach the senseless deaths of innocents if no human perpetrated it (systems failure case) or if a random person was messed up and did it. But when it’s a terrorist organization, there’s also the feeling of “what will they do next?” and the reminder that sometimes morally corrupt people work together for systemic evil. The tragedy of the lives lost is still the same, but the implications are different.

@pnewton, thank you for posting that crux article.

*The reason I came here first instead of looking to a news source of some kind is because I figured the odds were at least one person would have posted about this and that others would have updates on the situation too, which you did. The World News section does have some benefits.
 
7_Sorrows said:
how do we defeat it when they seem to be hiding everywhere?
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We cannot, and that is reality, any more than we can defeat murder, rape, poverty, sickness, etc. All we can do is fight terrorism on multiple fronts, quit fighting on fronts that do not work and strengthen those battles that do reduce terrorism. Security tactics is the obvious area of concern where we must direct resources, but if the battle against racism in this country has taught us nothing else, it should be that the closer one gets to the root of evil, the more one can reduce its effects. Similarly, without compromising security, open communication and understanding may well be the thing that most limits terrorism.
 
simpleas said:
These are real people who were killed…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/victims-killed-manchester-arena-terror-13080028

Manchester is my home town.

There are 3 people from my local parish is hospital at the moment, a father, mother and their daughter.

Please ignore the Troll…

Thank you for your prayers.
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Sincere Prayers:
Our Father who art in heaven…
Hail Mary, full of grace…
Hail Mary, full of grace…
Hail Mary, full of grace…
Glory Be to the Father.
 
@Stich and simpleas, my prayers are with the city of Manchester and the entire UK.

May the memories of those lost be eternal.
 
7_Sorrows said:
The link said the attacker was a British National.
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He might be a citizen but don’t call him British.
MindyO said:
No one has shown any video of a bomb going off at this event; do you really believe, that if bombings of this magnitude happen at a concert event with this many people, that none of concert goers at the event would get any video footage of the bombings?
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Personally I blame the Jews. 😛 If your not baiting you should go back to info wars.
http://2static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Bait+dump+enjoy_6cbcaa_5923503.jpg
 
You know it’s amazing, but in the last few years I’ve conversed with people who are devout Catholics, devout Protestants, religious skeptics, hardcore atheists, hardcore conservatives, ultra liberals, rich, poor, old young, white, black, hispanic,well educated, poorly educated etc, and what I found so shocking and unacceptable is the high pct of people who now believe it’s inevitable that sometime in the near future, the local shopping area, business district during rush hour, school, sports stadium, outdoor festival, or church will be bombed or shot up by terrorists. Everyone seems to be willing to accept this, but so many seem afraid to say who will be responsible for it.
 
Seamus_L said:
You know it’s amazing, but in the last few years I’ve conversed with people who are devout Catholics, devout Protestants, religious skeptics, hardcore atheists, hardcore conservatives, ultra liberals, rich, poor, old young, white, black, hispanic,well educated, poorly educated etc, and what I found so shocking and unacceptable is the high pct of people who now believe it’s inevitable that sometime in the near future, the local shopping area, business district during rush hour, school, sports stadium, outdoor festival, or church will be bombed or shot up by terrorists. Everyone seems to be willing to accept this, but so many seem afraid to say who will be responsible for it.
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That is because they don’t want to bite the hand that they perceive feeds them (People like George Soros and the Evil Banking Cartel.)
 
The terror threat in the UK has now been raised to critical, the highest level. There are fears that more attacks may be imminent, according to the BBC breaking news story: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40023488

Lou
 
Lou2U said:
The terror threat in the UK has now been raised to critical, the highest level. There are fears that more attacks may be imminent, according to the BBC breaking news story: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40023488

Lou
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Armed soldiers will now be deployed as well in certain cities throughout the country. I just heard that on the news. :o

See:

bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-manchester-40007967
**BREAKING Armed forces to guard ‘key sites’ across the UK

Members of the armed forces will be deployed across the UK as part of the raising of the UK’s terror level.
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Prime Minister Theresa May said members of the military would be under the command of the police as part of what is being called Operation Tempora.
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Armed forces personnel will be visible at “big events” such as football matches and concerts, she said.**
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Seamus_L said:
You know it’s amazing, but in the last few years I’ve conversed with people who are devout Catholics, devout Protestants, religious skeptics, hardcore atheists, hardcore conservatives, ultra liberals, rich, poor, old young, white, black, hispanic,well educated, poorly educated etc, and what I found so shocking and unacceptable is the high pct of people who now believe it’s inevitable that sometime in the near future, the local shopping area, business district during rush hour, school, sports stadium, outdoor festival, or church will be bombed or shot up by terrorists. Everyone seems to be willing to accept this, but so many seem afraid to say who will be responsible for it.
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Maybe if they or their loved ones get culturally enriched they’ll change their opinion? I feel as if Europe and America are walking off a cliff hopefully we’ll wake up before its too late .
 
Crusaderbear said:
I am not a fan of CNN, in fact I have come to really despise them. But I just now read this opinion piece and it has really struck me as valid - it hit me in the feels as they say on social media…

cnn.com/2017/05/23/opinions/manchester-attack-terrorism-hellyer-opinion/index.html

No cheap political shots, accusations, just pure we need to stick together. Please take a look if you have a chance…
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I was wondering if a miracle happened at CNN…it did not.
Maybe stick together around Obama? The same wish-wash attitude, like just happened an isolated event and the government had no ideea it was comming, isis is bad but maybe it wasnt them, do not acuse the muslims because they do nothing against terrorism, but do nothing about those suspected and dont dare to suspect the muslim refugees (that would be bigotry and religious discriminatin, only nazi did this-p.n.). A peaceful future will condemn Isis(with the exception of those sacrificed by the government p.n.)
Nice try.
 
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