<P> On 22 May 2017 at 22 : 31 BST ( UTC + 01 : 00 ) , a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device , packed with nuts and bolts to act as shrapnel , in the foyer area of the Manchester Arena . The attack took place after an Ariana Grande concert that was part of her 2017 Dangerous Woman Tour . 14,200 people attended the concert . Many exiting concert - goers and waiting parents were in the foyer at the time of the explosion . According to evidence presented at the coroner 's inquest , the detonation of the bomb killed people who were up to 20 metres away . </P>
<P> On 22 May 2017 at 22 : 31 BST ( UTC + 01 : 00 ) , a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device , packed with nuts and bolts to act as shrapnel , in the foyer area of the Manchester Arena . The attack took place after an Ariana Grande concert that was part of her 2017 Dangerous Woman Tour . 14,200 people attended the concert . Many exiting concert - goers and waiting parents were in the foyer at the time of the explosion . According to evidence presented at the coroner 's inquest , the detonation of the bomb killed people who were up to 20 metres away . </P>
where did the bomb go off at manchester arena
where did the bomb go off at manchester arena
foyer area
foyer area