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The Guardian reports:
At least 19 people were killed and more than 50 injured after an explosion in the foyer area of a crowded Manchester concert hall, which left hundreds of people fleeing in terror. [...] Police said they were dealing with a possible terror incident and counter-terrorism officials were assessing what caused the explosion. Investigators from the police and the domestic security service MI5 were part of the investigation.
Greater Manchester Police statement:
I can confirm the details of events tonight that we currently know. At around 10.33pm last night we received reports of an explosion at the Manchester Arena in the city centre. It was at the conclusion of an Ariana Grande concert.
Currently we have 19 people confirmed to have died and around 50 people injured.
The injured are being treated at six hospitals across Greater Manchester. My thoughts are with all those who have been affected and we are doing all we can to support them.
[...] We are currently treating this as a terrorist incident until we know otherwise. We are working closely with the national counter-terrorism policing network and UK intelligence partners.
Unnamed sources, who have not been directly quoted are widely reported as suspecting this incident was a suicide bombing.
Multiple senior U.S. law enforcement officials briefed by British authorities told NBC News that forensic evidence at the scene — including a body found at the blast site — indicated a suicide attack. British and U.S. law enforcement officials said they believed they had tentatively identified the bomber.
U.S. officials said initial reports indicated that some of the casualties might have been caused by a stampede of concert-goers.
Sky News reports:
Officers carried out a controlled explosion at nearby Cathedral Gardens shortly after 1.30am, but have since confirmed the item they found was abandoned clothing and not suspicious.
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Tuesday May 23 2017, @04:34PM (1 child)
How will your policy address those that were born and raised in the UK? They form a significant proportion of those recently arrested for terrorism-related offences (as reported in the press). While you can choose to bar entry to (or deport) foreign nationals whose views and actions are not favoured by the national government, you can't do that with your native population. (There may be some leeway if they hold dual citizenship.) Indefinite detention [wikipedia.org] (incarceration) is a very expensive and politically sensitive choice.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 23 2017, @06:13PM
According to this article "Former British citizens killed by drone strikes after passports revoked [thebureauinvestigates.com]". A UK law from 2002 allows for citizens with dual nationalities to have their UK one cancelled.
But there are other options, like removing any welfare benefits or simply make an act that allows revocation of nationality for certain acts of really bad disloyalty and vote on it. Violating the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights has been done before, so it's obviously possible. But the reasons better be good, clearly communicated and have public support. Or things may become unhinged quickly.
When the push comes to shove and peoples lives are at stake or their loved ones. There probably will be leeway to remove foreign subjects forcefully. Reality has the ugly property to not bend to laws or wishes but realities. And that means people will have to act. It's simple unsustainable to have a significant portion of the population that want to overthrow the life for everyone else using violent coercion and which has no ancestrally link to the land or people.