In the evening on Monday at a pop concert in the center of Manchester there was an explosion. The police regard the incident as a terrorist act and report at least 19 dead and 59 wounded.

The explosion took place after 22:30, when the concert of American pop singer Ariana Grande ended in the Manchester Arena hall.

Gary Walker and his wife were a few meters away from the explosion.

"We heard the last song, and suddenly a big flash, and then a sharp blow and smoke. I felt pain in my leg and foot. I turned to my wife, who was near, and she said: "I need to lie down". She has a wound in her stomach, and, possibly, a fracture of her leg. I have such a small hole in my leg, it got a little shrapnel. In general, it's amazing how easily I got off ".

Majid Khan, 22 years old "My sister and I were together with many other people at the concert of Ariana Grande in the Manchester arena". When we all went to the exit, a loud sound came from the hall, like an explosion. Everybody panicked. We ran to the exit. It was a single explosion right on the opposite side of the arena, and people from where he sounded, all ran to our side, trying to get out onto the street. The exit was blocked, and people just started running and looking for just any way out to get out as quickly as possible ".

Oliver Jones, 17 "I was in the toilet and heard this loud" boom! ". Immediately after the concert, when people began to disperse. His echo rolled through the lobby, and immediately ran. I saw people screaming and running in one direction, and then many stopped and started running back. Together with the spectators, guards ".

Tyler, the bartender from the nearby club "There were a few people in a panic, in complete turmoil. The man was lying on the floor, his whole leg was in blood, and another woman, half of her face was covered in blood. We heard something, but did not understand exactly what it was - like a thunder roared.

One girl had a panic attack, and next to the other she was crying sobbingly, and another woman, she had a heart attack. There in general was full of teenagers, and everyone sobbed ".

Student Sebastyan Diaz, 19 years old "Ariana Grande just stopped singing the last song, as there was a strong" boom ". I immediately ran, obeying instinct. We stopped only in the corridor, finding ourselves in a dead end. It was a real nightmare. When I found the main exit, there were sobbing people everywhere. Even in the hotel everyone cried and called by phone ".

BBC.