Why shaken Manchester will keep calm and carry on after the terror attack
Rachel Blundy is struck with sadness by the deadly attack at a concert arena in Manchester but believes that, just like Londoners after 7/7, Mancunians will unite and eventually recover
Terror attacks are devastating wherever they occur, but it’s difficult not to feel a particular sadness when they happen in your home country.
Watch: Manchester defiant at vigil for attack victims
One journalist friend, also a proud Mancunian, visited me in Hong Kong recently and returned home on the morning of the attack. She lives close to the arena where the explosion happened; upon waking to the awful news the next morning, she dutifully went to report on the tragedy. She said the experience was surreal, particularly in a city she generally feels so safe in. Understandably, she said, few families affected by the bombing wanted to talk about their turmoil. And she, too, felt hesitant to press them.