Following a suicide bombing at a crowded concert at the Manchester Arena on Monday night (22 May), where at least 22 people, including children, have been killed and more than 50 injured, the Fire Brigades Union released the following statement from general secretary Matt Wrack.
“On behalf of firefighters across the UK we condemn this barbaric attack in Manchester, an assault on ordinary people going about their lives, which ruthlessly targeted children and young people. We send our thoughts and condolences to those who have lost family and friends and our best wishes to those injured.
“The people of Manchester have demonstrated their humanity and solidarity by their immediate support of those affected by this terrible atrocity.
“Once again our emergency services have been on the front line of responding to a terror attack. We pay tribute to our own firefighters and our colleagues in all emergency services who did everything possible to save lives and keep people safe.”
Below is a letter from the Czech Firefighters´ Union to British firefighters paying tribute to their work responding to the Manchester bombing.
