At the time of writing, 22 people have been confirmed dead
following last night’s suspected suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena
following an Ariana Grande concert.
Manchester is the place I’ve called home, and the city in
which I’ve worked, since 2005, so this was an act of terrorism that’s very
close to home. It was a cowardly attack that deliberately targeted young adults
and children: the least likely people to have any reason to be attacked. There
aren’t really any words to describe the sadness felt by people, both in
Manchester and around the world.
As ever, it’s important to remember that these atrocities
are the acts of a tiny minority so blinded by hate that they are willing to
kill completely innocent people. These terrorists are representative only of
evil.
Manchester has been bombed before, by the IRA, following which
the city rebuilt itself. It will do so again.
The generosity and solidarity shown last-night is an
indicator of how people now react to terrorism: our grief brings us closer to
together. The terrorists are continuing to take lives, but they are failing and
they will not win.
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