Several hours ago an explosion occurred at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. This has resulted, as of this writing, 19 fatalities and 55 persons injured.. Given Grande's young fan base it is quite possible that children and young adolescents are among the dead.
At this point, CNN, MSNBC and FNC are reluctant to suggest that it was Islamic terrorism. Of course, given what occurred last week in Times Square wasn't a terrorist attack, there is always a possibility this was a horrible accident.
But given the attack at the Bataclan in Paris in November 2015, given the number of attacks in the UK most recently outside Westminster and given President Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel, one cannot discount the possibility that this is an Islamic terrorist attack.
A few moments ago I heard someone on CNN say that UK authorities were operating on the assumption that this event was a terrorist attack until the evidence shows otherwise.
Some will say we should feel sorrow for the victims. We absolutely must. Yet it is entirely possible to both feel sorrow for those who died and want to make those responsible for this act of evil to pay for their crime.
UPDATE: It is now believed the explosion was the result of a suicide bombing.
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