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ON MONDAY, 22 people were killed after a suicide bomber attacked the MEN arena at the close of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.
A large number of attendees at the concert were teenage girls and children. The youngest victim was just eight years old, with a number of teenagers among the dead.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said: “This atrocity is made all the more appalling by its deliberate targeting of young people and families – innocent victims – as they began to make their way home from the Manchester Arena”.
Prime Minister Theresa May, meanwhile, has said that 5,000 soldiers will be deployed to protect future concerts and sporting events.
So, today we’re asking you: Are you less likely to go to a concert/sporting event following the Manchester attack?
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