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News of the terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England on Monday night has shaken the entire world. On Tuesday, 22 people had been confirmed dead and 59 wounded, some with life-threatening injuries. The blast happened as crowds of teenagers, mostly girls, left the concert venue. According to the authorities, at least 12 of the 59 people hurt in the bombing were children under the age of 16.
The names of the 22 victims who died in the blast have not been officially released, but details about their lives are beginning to emerge. Here what we know about the victims of the Manchester attack so far.
Marcin and Angelika Klis, age 42 and 39
The Polish couple had come to collect their daughters from the concert when they were killed by the blast.
Poland’s foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski said the daughters — one a minor, one adult— were unharmed in the attack. He did not give the couple’s names, but the daughter of Marcin and Angelika Klis has been publicly searching for her parents since the explosion.
A Facebook page “Remembering Marcin Klis” says he lived in the northern English city of York, worked for the York cars Taxi Service and came from the Polish town of Darlowo on the Baltic Sea.
In his latest entry from March 21, he shared a link from a protest in York against Uber car services. Entries from 2015 show him vacationing with family in Egypt.
Nell Jones, age 14
The teenager went to a school in the village of Holmes Chapel, south of Manchester, and was described by a teacher as “a very popular girl, always smiling, always positive.”
Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College said police had confirmed Nell died at the scene of the bombing. Head teacher Denis Oliver said in a statement Wednesday that the school community was devastated by the news.
He quoted Nell’s teacher, David Wheeler, saying that her tutor group had been together since the transition from primary school: “It feels like they have lost a sister not a classmate.”
Martyn Hett, age 29
Hett was the digital manager at a Manchester public relations company called Rumpus. The business paid tribute to him and said he was man who “loved life and celebrated it every day.”
Hett, reported to be 29, had appeared on the reality TV shows “Tattoo Fixers” and “Come Dine With Me.”
Rumpus said on its website that Hett had packed life “to the brim with his passions.” The company also said “he was taken from this world too soon, by forces we will never truly understand.”
Olivia Campbell-Hardy, age 15
The teenager, who went to a school near Manchester, was at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester with a friend on Monday night.
Tottington High School in the town of Bury said the school community was “absolutely devastated and heartbroken” at the news Wednesday that Olivia was killed in the blast.
The school said Olivia, reportedly 15, had been with a friend who has since undergone surgery to treat injuries sustained in the explosion.
Her mother, Charlotte Campbell, who had been appealing online for news of Olivia, wrote in Facebook post early Wednesday: “RIP my darling precious gorgeous girl Olivia Campbell taken far far too soon, go sing with the angels and keep smiling mummy loves you so much.”
Saffie Roussos, age 8
Roussos was the youngest of the 22 victims identified.
In a statement, the head teacher of the Tarleton Community Primary School that she attended in the village of Tarleton, Lancashire, described her as “simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the word. She was loved by everyone and her warmth and kindness will be remembered fondly. Saffie was quiet and unassuming with a creative flair.”
The head teacher, Chris Upton, said her death was “a tremendous shock to all of us.”
“The thought that anyone could go out to a concert and not come home is heartbreaking,” he said.
The schoolgirl had been at the concert with her mother, Lisa Roussos, and sister, Ashlee Bromwich (in her 20s), from Leyland, Lancashire. They are both now in separate hospitals being treated for injuries, friends said.
Georgina Callander, age 18
The student was a mega fan of Ariana Grande, with a picture of the two circulating on social media as her name emerged as the first confirmed victim.
One of the Manchester victims, Georgina Callander, was just 18. She met Ariana Grande two years ago. https://t.co/xVFjqfLlAZ pic.twitter.com/nc61MAQlwB
— David Mack (@davidmackau) May 23, 2017
Peter Rawlinson, deputy of the Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy, where Callander was a former pupil, told The Associated Press that her family had confirmed the death.
Rawlinson says Callander “was academically a very gifted student, very hard-working. Just lovely to speak to.”
The school posted a photo of Callander on its website, smiling in her school uniform. It said she died of wounds from the attack and described her as “a lovely young student who was very popular with her peers and the staff.”
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