No reports yet of South Africans affected by Manchester terror attack
The Department of International Relations and Co-operation say no reports have yet come through of any South Africans affected by the explosion at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, northern England.
“It is too early. They are still going through who was at the concert. So far we have not been notified. It is a developing situation,” spokesperson Clayson Monyela said.
Manchester police responded to an explosion at the conclusion of the Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on Monday night.
At last count 22 people, including children, were confirmed dead and around 50 people injured.
“The injured are being treated at six hospitals across Greater Manchester. My thoughts are with all those who have been affected and we are doing all we can to support them,” Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said in a statement.
"There are children among the deceased" confirms @gmpolice, speaking about the #ManchesterAttack in which 22 people have been killed pic.twitter.com/HW0uG6SNJd
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“We are currently treating this as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise. We are working closely with the national counter terrorism policing network and UK intelligence partners.”
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, took to Twitter in the early hours of Tuesday morning to express his condolences.
“My heart goes out to families who have lost loved ones, my admiration to our brave emergency services. A terrible night for our great city,” he said.
Dirco is expected to release a statement later today.
Update: What we know about the #ManchesterAttack at an Ariana Grande concert at #ManchesterArena pic.twitter.com/ke3F8DHeae
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