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Coming through. so they're dropping off their kids to go to the concert, picking them up then seeg the bla blast. you have this horrific period of time was everyone was split up, everyone was running in different directions from the stadium. they were told not to go back toward it, being pointed in particular directions by the police. parents and friends just didn't know where their loved ones were and a lot of them sadly are waiting for the horrific confirmation that their loved ones are dead. >> max foster joining us from london. max, thank you very much, now. i need to get to this next pers...

There can be an analysis of the residue that, you know, from this blast to see if it matches any of the recipes that are well known for terrorist groups. we know that isis has put out recipes for some of its followers to try to construct some of these rudimentary bombs and so they're trying to see if they can collect some of that evidence and perhaps do some analysis to see if it gives them any initial clues of where this attacker might have gotten the idea, the recipe, the ability to make this explosive device. >> having said that, speaking to your sources here in the united states, as you kn...

Young girls, mostly young girls, their parents were in the process of picking them up. some children left early five minutes out before the concert to meet their parents outside. those young girls are obviously people caught up in the incident. parent witnessing the incident as well. again, 19 people believed to be debt dead so far. they're still gathering information. again, our correspondent phil black with more information on the scene. phil, you were in the middle of discussing this. you heard what the chief constable said. what more can you tell us about this incident? >> what we can talk...

Some hours after the incident, don. >> absolutely. our phil black joining us. phil, that target outside of the arena is what's known as the soft target area. the soft zone that is very hard to secure. again, if it is terrorism, the person who had this bombing device may not be en allowed to get past security or might not have been able to get past security just because security is so strict and the bomb exploded outside. again, i need to tell you that this is according to the information that was gathered from our pamela brown and sources here at cnn, a western law enforcement official told kr...

Itself. we understand it took place in a public space just outside the venue there, and it was that blast, we believe, that was responsible for the 19 people who were killed, perhaps 50 or so who were injured. and what you heard there from the police is they're treating this as a terror attack until they have reason to consider it otherwise. it's pretty clear, we think, that that is the definite direction that the investigation is now heading in. and so from the hours since, what they have been doing is first of all getting emergency services and first responders to the scene to help the injur...