Nineteen people have been killed and about 50 others injured in an attack carried out on Ariana Grande concert yesterday (22nd) night at Manchester Arena in England.
Greater Manchester Police said the incident was being treated as terrorism. Police said the explosion took place outside the arena, which is near the Manchester Victoria transit station, as the concert ended at about 10:35 p.m. local time, catching people as they exited.
Ian Hopkins, chief constable of the Greater Manchester Police, said investigators were coordinating with British intelligence. “This is clearly a very concerning time for everyone,” he said at a brief news conference early Tuesday.
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Crop compensation delayed – Farmers take to the streets
The compensation of Rs. 10,000 per month the government promised to pay for the farmer community that could not engage in their cultivation due to the drought that prevailed during the past several seasons has not been paid for many farmers says the National Organizer of All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation Namal Karunaratna. He said protest campaigns would be launched throughout the country from tomorrow (24th) against the failure of the government to pay compensation for farmers.
Mr. Karunaratna said this at a press conference held by the All Ceylon Farmers’ Federation at Dambulla yesterday.
A large number of representatives of farmer associations were present.