[Surferdude]

More terrible loss of life.

Hope our local members are all OK.

Manchester Arena 'terror attack': At least 19 dead, dozens injured after Ariana Grande concert explosion - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[John B]

  Horrifying situation.

[CraigB]

 

[Shambles]

Awful business. We were watching a news channel just before 11pm yesterday when the news broke. Stayed up for a couple of hours to see what developed.

Seems the bomber got caught up in it and croked too.

22 dead, 59 injured.

Manchester Arena blast: 22 dead and 59 hurt - BBC News

It's about 13 miles from me.

[asathorny]

Just down my street  <sigh>   to close to home for me

[Dazzler]

Terrible, and it proves nothing. 

[The Gonz]

As a CIED guy, this stuff makes me feel more helpless and frustrated than otherwise.

[eye30]

Just down my street  <sigh>   to close to home for me

Any one local you know caught up in the aftermath?

[asathorny]

Yeah me, I couldn't get off my driveway this morning to go to the slave ship....   I did manage eventually.
Then after lunch I called in M&S (close by also) and had no sooner stepped in than the alarms kicked off and the place was surrounded by cops <sigh>

To place this all in perspective I am an old fart and still alive, whilst many children lie dead...  Poor little souls.

I am so sorry for them.....  When I heard the thump I almost knocked on next door to see what she was doing at that time of night. 

[nzenigma]

As a CIED guy, this stuff makes me feel more helpless and frustrated than otherwise.

  I'm also frustrated. And sad for the people in Manchester, as I was for the lost souls in London and Paris, etc etc.
Unfortunately, politicians, police and media give these perpetrators a convenient label: 'terrorist'.
In truth, their actions will not bring down a government or leadership; therefore, they cant be defined as terrorists.
They are just delusional bastards, who are never going to amount to anything in their miserable self centred lives.