Los Angeles - Pop star Ariana Grande said
on Monday she was "broken" five hours after a bombing killed 19
people and wounded dozens of others at her concert in
Manchester, England.
Making her first comment since an explosion detonated just
outside Manchester Arena at the end of her performance there,
Grande said on Twitter: "broken. from the bottom of my heart, i
am so so sorry. i don't have words."
Representatives for Grande have said that the 23-year-old
pop star was physically "okay" following the blast, which
British authorities say was being treated as a terrorist attack.
Two US officials have told Reuters on condition of
anonymity that initial signs pointed to a suicide bomber as
being responsible for the bombing.
Grande was performing in Manchester during the European leg
of a concert tour to support her latest album, "Dangerous
Woman."
broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don't have words.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) May 23, 2017
She was scheduled to perform at London's O2 arena on
Thursday and then in Belgium, Poland and Germany in the coming
weeks. It was not immediately clear whether those concerts would
go forward following Monday's attack.
Grande, who starred in the Broadway musical "13" and on the
Nickelodeon TV series Victorious before releasing her solo debut
album, is credited with having an exceptionally broad vocal
range for a pop star.
She is best known for her singles "Problem," and "Break
Free" from her sophomore album, My Everything.