WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MANCHESTER

It is only four days after the attack in Manchester. The evening when thousands and thousands of fans came to Manchester for Ariana Grande's concert, but it had a horrific outcome. More and more is becoming clear about the victims, the perpetrator, and how the world is reacting to the cowardly attack. 22 people died in the bombing, at least 59 victims were taken to the hospital, and 10 people have since been arrested. Reactions on social media range from shock to intense sadness, and Ariana herself responded with the words: “Broken. From the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry. I don’t have words.” This is what the days after the Manchester Attack looked like.

On social media, a campaign has been started by Ariana’s fans to get her to number one in the UK, in memory of the 22 victims. It concerns ‘One Last Time’, the last song she sang at the concert in Manchester. Sources say that the proceeds will go to the victims, but this has not yet been confirmed. Do you want to help? Download it here. The hashtag #ThisIsNotYourFaultAriana is also increasingly appearing, to support the singer and to say that she could not have done anything about this.

“The only thing you have achieved is that we appreciate life even more”

Ariana Grande has canceled the planned concerts of her Dangerous Woman Tour at least until early June. Her site states that her first concert is on June 7 in Paris. She is now back in Florida. Ariana wants to first support the injured and family members of the victims. A source says that she wants to pay for the funerals of her fallen fans and she is contacting her injured fans via video to talk to them. Her management stated that Ariana is broken.
Ariana's manager, Scooter Braun, posted tweets about the attack in Manchester. He said: “If you think you scared us, unfortunately. The only thing you have achieved is that we appreciate life even more.”
Manchester United dedicates the winnings of Ajax to the victims of the attack in their hometown. There will also be no celebration for the winners of the Champions League.

The 22-year-old Salman Abedi had only been back in Manchester for four days, from his home country Libya, when he carried out the attack. In the last few years, authorities received at least 5 reports that he was threatening to radicalize. Friends of his called the anti-terror hotline. News sources say that the man deliberately chose the concert, precisely because there were many young people present.
The youngest victim of the attack in Manchester is an eight-year-old girl. Ariana Grande is especially loved by teenage girls. Among the injured who were taken to the hospital were at least 12 girls younger than 16 years old. That makes you very, very quiet.
Netflix has canceled the premiere of Orange Is The New Black and Glow in London. The intention was to celebrate the premiere of the series festively on Tuesday, May 30, but Netflix finds this inappropriate after the attack on Monday evening in Manchester. Universal and Warner Bros also canceled premieres in London this week. Not because they are afraid, but out of respect for the deceased victims and their family members and friends.

And this is what I think about, but especially for Manchester. I hope you do too.