Police confirm it was a bomb, at least 19 dead. Seeing people on facebook who were there discussing it, apparently absolute carnage. Set off in the foyer, right by the merch stand, just as everyone pours out after the gig - no doubt aiming for maximum carnage.
Another bomb has been found and blown up by the cops by Urbis, so was clearly looking to get those walking down Deansgate afterwards (That ones probably about 100 yards from the site of the 1996 bombing, on the same street....), though the 4th explosion turned out to be a controlled detonation of what was a bag of tramps clothes...
Been watching and listening to the copper choppers shooting around all night, I'm just around the corner from their base, seen a few shooting off following the canal down out of town, so I think they are getting people out to hospitals that can take them towards Liverpool way as all ours are on full alert - Its telling that none of my doctor/nurse friends are talking about it on Facebook tonight, they've all just dropped everything and shot off to work. Probably in for the worst night of their lives
I'm dreading work tomorrow, its a very young office ours, so there's a reality that some of my floor will have been there, so.... yeah.....
**** this man.