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22 Dead After Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert in United Kingdom

Manchester police reported that a suicide bomber detonated a bomb near the venue exit.
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Concertgoers leave the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester after reports of multiple explosions, and at least 19 fatalities.By Dave Thompson/Getty

Manchester, U.K. authorities reported at least 22 fatalities at an Ariana Grande concert on Monday night, among them children. The singer was described as safe by a label representative to Variety. The Greater Manchester Police confirmed that they were considering the event terrorist-related:

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According to NBC News, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device around 10:30 p.m. local time, as people were exiting the arena. The bomber was also killed in the attack, but police later confirmed to NBC that a 23-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the attack.

BuzzFeed reporter Hannah Al-Othman was on the scene in Manchester, and shared descriptions of confusion and a massive police presence on Twitter:

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The Independent spoke to attendees who described a stampede after an unidentified, loud bang caused a panic in the crowd. “Everyone just fled,“ said one unnamed fan. “Some people were injured. We saw blood on people when we got outside. People were just running all over the place.”

Grande, currently on her Dangerous Woman Tour, reportedly postponed her tour indefinitely early Tuesday morning.

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Vanity Fair’s 2017 Cannes Film Festival Portfolio

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Photograph by Justin Bishop. Hayek wears Yves Saint Laurent and a Boucheron necklace. Pinault wears Gucci.
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François Henry Pinault’s French luxury company Kering is one of the primary backers of the Cannes Film Festival—which makes the businessman and wife Salma Hayek almost regal fixtures at the festival each year. Hayek experienced her first Cannes, at age 26, from an entirely different perspective—as a young actress debuting 1995’s Desperado, the Western action film that launched her star in America. “I was completely new in this business, and I remember when I arrived at the red carpet I’d never seen so many photographers,” said the Mexican-born actress. These days, Hayek and husband Pinault attend and host parties, including Kering’s lavish Women in Motion dinner—a candlelit award ceremony that honored Isabelle Huppert this year. In 2016, Pinault said the couple managed to find a memorable moment of quiet and solitude during the French Riviera’s frenzied festival. “Last year, we escaped the madness of the red carpet, and went to have the famous bouillabaisse at Tetou,” said Pinault, “It was a peaceful moment between two lovers and a break.”