8_Days__June_1_2017

scene & Heard
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The shock,
the horror,
The world mourns the
victims of the terrorist
attack at ARIANA GRANDE’s
concert in Manchester.
At the end of
pop superstar
Ariana Grande’s soldout
concert at the
Manchester Arena on
May 22, 21,000 fans,
ecstatic after seeing
their idol perform,
began their exodus out
of the venue. As they
passed through
the foyer, a
suicide bomber
triggered an
explosion,
killing 23 people, including an eight-year-old
girl, and injuring 59. One can only imagine the chaos, and
the fear felt by those who were present, and how it must
have been a stark contrast to the pumped-up mood that
filled the venue only moments earlier. The pop star was
not injured, and some five hours after the attack, she
took to Twitter describing herself as "broken". "I am so
so sorry. I don't have words," she said in the tweet.
Ariana has since suspended her European tour —
she was due to perform in London, Belgium, Poland,
Germany, and Switzerland, and the tour will resume in
Paris on June 7. She has also returned to Florida with
her mum, who reportedly helped usher fans to safety
backstage after the attack. Many celebs have also
taken to social media to condemn the bombing. “Every
musician feels sick & responsible tonight — shows should
Other recent tragedies
Places to enjoy pop
culture don’t seem so
safe anymore.
JUN 12
DAYS
Orlando Nightclub
Shooting
2016 NOV 13
About 320 people were
inside the gay club when a heavilyarmed
man opened fire inside the
2015
venue. 49 people were killed, and 53
and
the tears
were injured, making this not just
the deadliest incident of violence
against LGBT people in US history,
but the deadliest terrorist attack
since 9/11.
Bataclan Theatre Massacre
American band Eagles of
Death Metal was playing
to an audience of around
1,500 in Paris when three men
armed with assault rifles opened
fire on the crowd. The attack lasted
20 minutes, leaving 89 dead and at
least 99 critically injured.
JUL 20
2012
Georgina
Callender, one
of the victims,
with Ariana
Grande.
be safe for you,” wrote Lorde, while
Bruno Mars had this to say: “I don’t wanna believe that
the world we live in could be so cruel.”
Aurora Shooting
During a midnight
screening of The Dark Knight
Rises in Aurora, Colorado, a gunman
set off tear gas grenades and shot
into the audience with multiple
firearms. 12 people were killed and
70 were injured.