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UK's May to Hold Emergency Response Committee Meeting Over Manchester Attack

© REUTERS / Stefan WermuthBritain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, March 29, 2017.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, March 29, 2017. - Sputnik International
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May will hold an urgent meeting of the emergency response committee over the deadly blasts in Manchester.

LONDON (Sputnik) — UK Prime Minister Theresa May will hold an urgent meeting of the government's Cobra emergency response committee on Tuesday morning in the wake of the terrorist incident at Manchester Arena, an informed source told Sputnik.

Armed police gather at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, England Monday, May 22, 2017. - Sputnik International
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On Monday night, Manchester Arena was reportedly hit by an explosion during the concert by pop star Ariana Grande. The Manchester police confirmed that 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured as a result of the explosion.

Armed police and bomb squads arrived at a scene of chaos. Following Ariana Grande's performance, a huge blast went off. Manchester residents claimed to hear the bang a mile away from the arena.

May said that the police treated the tragedy as "appalling terrorist attack."

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