2017 Manchester Arena explosion
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Manchester Arena in 2010
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 Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena bombing (Greater Manchester)
Manchester Arena bombing (the United Kingdom)
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| Location |
Manchester Arena Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°29′17.3″N 2°14′34″W / 53.488139°N 2.24278°WCoordinates: 53°29′17.3″N 2°14′34″W / 53.488139°N 2.24278°W |
| Date | 22 May 2017 22:31 (BST) |
| Target | Concert-goers |
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Attack type
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Suicide bombing |
| Weapon | Nail bomb |
| Deaths | 23 (including the bomber) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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250 (23 critical, 59 taken to hospital) |
| Assailants | Salman Ramadan Abedi |
| Motive | Islamist extremism |
The Manchester Arena bombing was an Islamist-extremism-inspired terror attack in Manchester, United Kingdom. On 22 May 2017 a shrapnel-laden homemade bomb was detonated as people were leaving Manchester Arena following a concert by the American singer Ariana Grande. Twenty-three people were killed, including the attacker, and 250 were injured.
After initial suspicions of a terrorist network, police later said they believed the bomber, Salman Ramadan Abedi, had largely acted alone but that others had been aware of his plans.
The bombing came just two months after five people were killed in a vehicle-ramming terrorist attack in Westminster, London.
On 22 May 2017 at 22:31 BST (UTC+01:00), a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device, packed with nuts and bolts to act as shrapnel, in the foyer area of the Manchester Arena. The attack took place after an Ariana Grande concert that was part of her 2017 Dangerous Woman Tour. 14,200 people attended the concert. Many exiting concert-goers and waiting parents were in the foyer at the time of the explosion. According to evidence presented at the coroner's inquest, the detonation of the bomb killed people who were up to 20 metres away.
Greater Manchester Police declared the incident a terrorist attack and suicide bombing. It was the deadliest attack in the United Kingdom since the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
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