A victim of the Manchester bombing has recalled the harrowing moment she felt her face burning ‘like acid’ as she was thrown back by the explosion. I knew we had to run.’Miss Tomlinson was attending the pop concert at Manchester Arena on May 22 last year with her friend Lucy Jarvis. More than 500 people were injured when Abedi blew himself up moments after American star Miss Grande left the stage. Her friend Miss Jarvis needed 14 hours of life-saving surgery. Miss Tomlinson, who was only 17 at the time of the atrocity, is now on anxiety medication and dropped out of college to have counselling.

Source: Daily Mail May 14, 2018 21:11 UTC