Surprised my boys went to wrestling at the O2 a few weeks back and security was tight

Saying now that it was near the booking/ ticket office.
A witness said he was blown off his feet by the explosion and he saw many bodies around him.
Looks to be very serious.

This is so shocking I cannot believe this has happened :(

**** someone i work with is there :worry:

It's only tight as you're actually going into the arena. I thought this when I see Bieber in October. Plenty of opportunity for a nutcase to blow themselves up outside.

If it is a terrorist attack i am surprised they chose this moment

Sounds dreadful, still unclear what the cause is.

I've read that they weren't doing proper bag checks but this might be twitter being twitter

True, outside you can't police that, I assumed this was inside the venue looks like it happened as people were leaving, might be another cause though, it's not necessarily terrorism

If it was a terrorist attack, surely with a reported 21,000 people in the arena (is this realistic? I've never been) they would have done it inside the performance area as opposed to the box office?

Disgusting they should be checking it in this day and age

Ah

Most arenas do have metal detectors as you go into the arena. I know the O2 Arena does, but like I say it's only as you go into the actual arena.

I know a few people who were there and they've all said it was the scariest thing to ever happen to them... people covered in blood, stampedes and ****... can't even imagine

So many people on Twitter offering to take people in.

Seeing a few reports on Facebook from people who knew people there saying it was equipment blowing up rather than a bomb?

Sky news just said could be a gas explosion

I mean is it right to hope it was a gas explosion or something? I don't even know.

Reports saying 20 dead. :(

I know what you mean.

Jesus :(

If it was me i would rather a loved one die of a tragic accident rather then a terror attack

How coincidental that it would happen just as the concert ended and people were leaving

It may be. After all, accidents happen at any time.

Exactly. It's just mixed in with current world events, that fact is very easy to forget.