2017 Manchester Arena bombing
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The 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was a suicide terrorist attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people and injured hundreds, becoming one of the deadliest attacks in the UK in recent decades.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester Arena attack | 1 |
| Manchester Arena bombing benefit concert One Love Manchester (2017) | 1 |
| Manchester bombing | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass murder
ⓘ
suicide bombing ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
ISIL
|
| afterEffect | One Love Manchester benefit concert ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2017 Manchester Arena bombing
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Arena attack
2017 Manchester Arena bombing ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester bombing
|
| attackType | suicide bombing ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|
| commemoratedBy |
memorial services in Manchester
ⓘ
national minute of silence in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 2017-05-22 ⓘ |
| deadliestIn | United Kingdom since 7 July 2005 London bombings ⓘ |
| event | Ariana Grande concert ⓘ |
| explosiveType | TATP-based bomb ⓘ |
| Hashem AbediSentence | minimum 55 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened debate on counter-terrorism in the UK
ⓘ
review of security at large venues in the UK ⓘ |
| inquiry | Manchester Arena Inquiry ⓘ |
| inquiryStartDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Operation Temperer activation
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UK terror threat level raised to critical ⓘ increased security at public events in the UK ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Hashem Abedi convicted ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ Manchester Arena ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memorialEvent |
One Love Manchester benefit concert
ⓘ
surface form:
One Love Manchester
|
| motive | Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| notablePerformerPresent | Ariana Grande ⓘ |
| notableVictimGroup | families from North West England ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfHospitalized | over 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 800+ ⓘ |
| partOfTour | Dangerous Woman Tour ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Salman Ramadan Abedi ⓘ |
| policeForce | Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Hashem Abedi ⓘ |
| response |
large-scale emergency services deployment
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major incident declared ⓘ |
| target |
attendees of Ariana Grande concert
ⓘ
civilians ⓘ |
| time | 22:31 BST ⓘ |
| victimDemographics | many children and teenagers among victims ⓘ |
| weapon | homemade improvised explosive device ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena attack
this entity surface form:
Manchester bombing
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena bombing benefit concert One Love Manchester (2017)