President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condemned the suspected terror attack at Manchester Arena in which 19 people lost their lives and more than 50 others were injured.
"Pained by the attack in Manchester. We strongly condemn it. Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased & prayers with the injured," Modi tweeted.
Pained by the attack in Manchester. We strongly condemn it. Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased & prayers with the injured.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 23, 2017
Taking to Twitter, President Mukherjee while expressing his grievance, extended support to the people of the United Kingdom and the government, in this 'hour of distress'.
Shocked to hear of Manchester blast ;condolences to families of deceased & prayers for injured #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) May 23, 2017
India stands by Government and people of UK in this hour of distress #PresidentMukherjee
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) May 23, 2017
The suspected terror attack took place on Monday night during the pop singer Ariana Grande's concert.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed the number of casualties in the explosions and said the incident is being treated as terrorist attacks until further investigation.The suspected terror attack took place on Monday night during the pop singer Ariana Grande's concert.
Two loud explosions were reportedly heard near the ticket office of the arena.
However, the cause of the reported blast is still not known.
"Police responded to reports of an incident at Manchester Arena. Please stay away from the area. Emergency services responding to serious incident at Manchester Arena. Avoid the area," Greater Manchester Police said in a series of tweets.
The 23-year-old pop singer did not sustain any injury in the incident.
