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[Broken Joystick]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Pa_Ward1/status/866789444250210305

Balloons filled with gas? What the hell

 

[superdeluxe]

Horrible

 

[Izuna]

wait wtf?

I... this is insanity

 

[MaxSnake1]

I hope everybody would be ok, but c'mon man they are just kids, I hope it's not an act of terrorism because if so it's really barbaric even for terrorists,

 

[LFMartins86]

Sooooooo....according to an eye witness on BBC News (inside the venue), the concert had just ended when the "noise" occurred. And then someone screamed "it's a bomb" and then panic ensured.

She reports that there was no smoke, light, or smell from the noise....just the "sound."

That video from inside the Arena didn't showed any smoke or any visible damage.

 

[Suikoguy]

Sooooooo....according to an eye witness on BBC News (inside the venue), the concert had just ended when the "noise" occurred. And then someone screamed "it's a bomb" and then panic ensured.

She reports that there was no smoke, light, or smell from the noise....just the "sound " (from her point of view, at least)

Wow, if true. they need to figure out who yelled bomb and prosecute.

 

[Soldiussnaku]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Pa_Ward1/status/866789444250210305

Jesus fuck that awful to watch. So much panic and fear.

I live nearby Manny and it's sad to hear about confirmed fatalities. Condolences to those who have lost loved ones.

 

[Herr Schwarz]

So it's a fucking loud noise and everyone got terrified right? Like what I said earlier? im fucking pissed

 

[Beefy]

Think people need to chill with the links to randoms

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Just a guess, but what if both those tweets are right? Those balloons exploded and maybe didn't hurt people but instead the panic caused people to get hurt in the ensuing trampling.

That's precisely what people are concerned happened though. Nobody thinks a balloon killed people, though I guess it depends on the size and whether it contained flammable material.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

https://twitter.com/Iankershaw/status/866774171342209024 Seems this guy was there

You never know maybe the story of the balloon next to microphone could be true but it caused a crush

As with any venue the exits get packed at the end of a show

 

[Lord Frieza]

Balloons filled with gas? Uh, that doesn't seem normal at all?

 

[SomedayTheFire]

So it's a fucking loud noise and everyone got terrified right? Like what I said earlier? im fucking pissed

Not confirmed.

 

[bangbang i'm a timpani]

wapo:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...breaking-news&pushid=592370168a38f24c0000000d

Multiple people are dead, police said, after an explosion at an arena in northern England where singer Ariana Grande was performing

 

[Fantastical]

So it seems like the explosion may have been an accident but it caused people to panic and a crush began?

I don't think there's much to suggest that except one person who said they announced everything was okay.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Pa_Ward1/status/866789444250210305

"Balloons filled with gas"? Really?

I mean, that would be preferable to a terrorist attack, but that sounds so fucking bizarre.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Other than a one sceond mention, nothing on CNN. God, you guys hate Trump that much?

People get on CNN when they play up stories without any information and now you're mad that they're focusing on another breaking story with more information to speak about.

 

[Mully]

 

[PizzaFace]

Sooooooo....according to an eye witness on BBC News (inside the venue), the concert had just ended when the "noise" occurred. And then someone screamed "it's a bomb" and then panic ensured.

She reports that there was no smoke, light, or smell from the noise....just the "sound " (from her point of view, at least)

Dashcam footage certainly shows a large light source along with the bang sound....

 

[Breakage]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Pa_Ward1/status/866789444250210305

Gas balloons inside an enclosed space with lots of people...who thought that was a good idea?

 

[Hex]

From what I've been told it wasn't an accident.

See, the reason all of these people are asking about your source is that this is not 4chan or reddit.
People pretending to have insider information puts a spotlight on them whether it is gaming or not gaming which is good otherwise everyone would "have someone" and rumors would go stupid.
So...if you have a source it is generally in your best interest to say something.

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Sooooooo....according to an eye witness on BBC News, the concert had just ended when the "noise" occurred. And then someone screamed "it's a bomb" and then panic ensured.

She reports that there was no smoke, light, or smell from the noise....just the "sound."

Unbelievable. This is terrible either way but even more saddening if it's caused by reckless people stampeding and panicking over an incident.

 

[Hellsing321]

Balloons filled with gas? Uh, that doesn't seem normal at all?

Helium is a gas.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Balloons filled with gas? What the hell

A helium balloon is "a balloon filled with gas". These are very frequent at concerts as set decoration.

 

[Podge293]

Wow, if true. they need to figure out who yelled bomb and prosecute.

Why? Large explosion, recent history. If true they just panicked.

 

[zsynqx]

Someone speaking to the BBC was thrown 30 feet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT4hMWlXsOs

"About 30 people scattered everywhere, some of them looked dead."

Horrible.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

BBC talking to a witness....in Sheffield? What?

 

[Xando]

Wait for confirmed reports before posting shit from social media

 

[TechnicPuppet]

See, the reason all of these people are asking about your source is that this is not 4chan or reddit.
People pretending to have insider information puts a spotlight on them whether it is gaming or not gaming which is good otherwise everyone would "have someone" and rumors would go stupid.
So...if you have a source it is generally in your best interest to say something.

It's not insider information. I'll edit.

 

[Wes]

Horrific news to hear of fatalaties and many injuries. Seems like a lot not known at the moment still but hope as many people are as safe as possible.

Woman on BBC News now saying a lot of people were injured trying to get out of the arena in the ensuing rush.

 

[Herr Schwarz]

Unbelievable. This is terrible either way but even more saddening if it's caused by reckless people stampeding and panicking over an incident.

Exactly.

 

[LNBL]

wapo:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...breaking-news&pushid=592370168a38f24c0000000d

The police has not confirmed that it was an explosion i think

 

[axisofweevils]

For anyone in the area, Kids are apparently being held at the holiday inn https://twitter.com/wtvrel/status/866790806539169793

 

[RulkezX]

The odds of their being multiple fatalities from just that is I think pretty low of that is what he meant. We'll see, but I feel that's a grasp towards optimism

There hee been incidents before with mass fatalities from stampedes. The Ibrox disaster for one.

 

[Lord Frieza]

Helium is a gas.

A helium balloon is "a balloon filled with gas".

Well yeah, I guess this is true. Never heard of it just referred to as simply gas so that seemed odd

 

[Kadin]

https://mobile.twitter.com/Pa_Ward1/status/866789444250210305

Huge balloons filled with 'guests'?? Is that what she said?

 

[| Praxis |]

That must be a pretty fucking big gas filled balloon to make that flash and for a member to hear it from 250 metres away in their house.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

The police has not confirmed that it was an explosion i think

They have not, it said they responded to REPORTS of explosion. Accuracy matters people.

Whoever wrote that at wapo clearly does not understand terminology or doesn't care.

 

[Hex]

It's not insider information. I'll edit.

All good mate, just do not want to see any bodies pile up when there is enough going on.

 

[Symphonia]

Two balloons filled with 'guests'?? Is that what she said?

Gas.

 

[Syder]

I don't think there's much to suggest that except one person who said they announced everything was okay.

BBC and Sky news are running with this now too.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Well yeah, I guess this is true. Never heard of it just referred to as simply gas so that seemed odd

Yeah, it is worded very oddly because "gas" implies some kind of intentional attack or something.

 

[ratcliffja]

Wow, if true. they need to figure out who yelled bomb and prosecute.

Maybe somebody just thought it was a bomb due to the sound. There's nothing to indicate that it was malicious.

 

[Yamauchi]

Pictures show splattered blood all over people. Must have been some huge balloons.

 

[Audioboxer]

Just tuning in to this on BBC news, fucking hell, it's kids.

No cause for the explosion yet. It has been confirmed it was an explosion.

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

The odds of their being multiple fatalities from just that is I think pretty low of that is what he meant. We'll see, but I feel that's a grasp towards optimism

Crushes can easily be as deadly as large bombs. Look at the incident at Mecca a few years ago.

 

[MIMIC]

BBC reporting that there is no "cause" of the explosion just yet, but it apparently happened near the box office area.

 

[Herr Schwarz]

Crushes can easily be as deadly as large bombs. Look at the incident at Mecca a few years ago.

We're not in fucking mecca this is the UK. This is fucking bullshit.

 

[Ether_Snake]

https://vimeo.com/218545505

Can still be an accident, but there was definitely fire, you can see it light up on the left.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Wow, if true. they need to figure out who yelled bomb and prosecute.

Is this real?