May 22, 2017
A concert by pop singer Ariana Grande ended in tragedy in Manchester, England, on May 22, 2017, when at least 20 people were pronounced dead and dozens more injured after an apparent explosion outside the Manchester Arena, where the concert took place.
According to an Associated Press report: “Police advised the public to avoid the area around the Manchester Arena, and the train station near the arena, Victoria Station, was evacuated and all trains canceled. Joseph Carozza, a representative from Grande’s U.S. record label, said the singer is OK and they are investigating what happened.”
There is no word if any of Grande’s upcoming tour dates have been cancelled as a result of this tragedy.
May 23, 2017 UPDATE: One of the people killed in the bombing was the suicide bomber, who has been identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi. He was of Libyan descent and had a British passport, according to reports. Authorities are calling the crime a terrorist attack. Grande has cancelled the remaining dates on her 2017 tour.