Explosion at MEN Arena/Victoria Station

[OB1]

Fair play to Yaya and, more pertinently, Seluk.....

Fantastic gesture from both of them.

 

[Hamann Pineapple]

A vigil in Birmingham for victims of the Manchester concert bombing has been interrupted after a man was detained close to the event, apparently armed with a large knife and a baseball bat.

 

[citytill1die84]

Fair play to Yaya and, more pertinently, Seluk.....

Good on them.

 

[kaz7]

A crowdfunding page has been set up by the @MENnewsdesk to support families of those killed and injured last night. https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/westandtogethermanchester …

 

[kippaxwarrior]

As a proud Mancunian

"Fuck terrorism and stick the kettle on"

 

[Metalartin]

This has affected me more than I thought it would to be honest, feel really angry and a bit emotional.

You try and sympathise when you hear of the Paris attacks for example but you don't really feel it until someone has gone into a place you know and love and done something like this... doesn't feel good at all.

 

[squirtyflower]

Fair play to Yaya and, more pertinently, Seluk.....

Well done Yaya, what a gesture

 

[CitizenTID]

Agree and equally how do you bomb a mindset? If there isn't a military solution and, as you say diplomacy, isn't an option, we're fucked.

The direct thing we can do to prevent "homegrown" is have a nationwide effort to address minority communities that have some conclave sense of loyalty where stuff like this breeds and their religious places. I've thought whether a religious council for the country to discuss such issues would be beneficial. They need to be reading from a "hymn sheet" of not isolated communities but being a part of the country's community, whatever skin colour or religious beliefs.

Then the Middle East - the root of all the issue needs to be addressed. ISIS clearly need wiping off the face of the Earth and then they clearly need STRONG leaders. Any typical democratic, suit wearing politician aint gonna last there. If it means iron fist rulers like Assad maybe that's what's necessary as they are so religious it only takes one to want to manipulate that for their own gain and it's not so hard when things aren't going well in the country. If people like Assad are necessary, we need to have the necessary agreements and checks in place to make sure they don't abuse their power. Education in the middle east is a huge must as well. It used to be the centre of academic excellence in the world and it'd take a huge concerted effort to get it moving back in that direction but it needs to be done and it can be done. The only problem is the Middle East is seen as some sort of sand pit for companies to make shit loads of money like there aren't real lives suffering because of it.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Well said Monty Don.

 

[Mike N]

He's that twat from erasure. He tweeted something along the lines of " why are we all crying about it when nobody cries for Syrians, and what did we expect the reaction would be when we commit genocide in the Middle East "

I remember him now! Plonker.