2017 Manchester Arena bombing
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The 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was a suicide terrorist attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people and injured hundreds, becoming one of the deadliest attacks in the UK in recent decades.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2017 Manchester Arena bombing canonical | 6 |
| Manchester Arena bombing | 4 |
| Manchester Arena attack | 1 |
| Manchester Arena bombing benefit concert One Love Manchester (2017) | 1 |
| Manchester bombing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T267104 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2017 Manchester Arena bombing Context triple: [Manchester Arena, notableEvent, 2017 Manchester Arena bombing]
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A.
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena is a large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester, England, known for hosting major concerts and events.
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B.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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C.
Enniskillen bombing
The Enniskillen bombing was a 1987 IRA bomb attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, that killed 11 civilians and became one of the most widely condemned atrocities of the Troubles.
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D.
2013 Boston Marathon bombing
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was a terrorist attack in which two homemade bombs exploded near the marathon’s finish line, killing three people and injuring hundreds.
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E.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2017 Manchester Arena bombing Target entity description: The 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was a suicide terrorist attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people and injured hundreds, becoming one of the deadliest attacks in the UK in recent decades.
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A.
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena is a large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester, England, known for hosting major concerts and events.
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B.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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C.
Enniskillen bombing
The Enniskillen bombing was a 1987 IRA bomb attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, that killed 11 civilians and became one of the most widely condemned atrocities of the Troubles.
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D.
2013 Boston Marathon bombing
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was a terrorist attack in which two homemade bombs exploded near the marathon’s finish line, killing three people and injuring hundreds.
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E.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass murder
ⓘ
suicide bombing ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
ISIL
|
| afterEffect | One Love Manchester benefit concert ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2017 Manchester Arena bombing
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Arena attack
2017 Manchester Arena bombing ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester bombing
|
| attackType | suicide bombing ⓘ |
| claimedBy |
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
|
| commemoratedBy |
memorial services in Manchester
ⓘ
national minute of silence in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 2017-05-22 ⓘ |
| deadliestIn | United Kingdom since 7 July 2005 London bombings ⓘ |
| event | Ariana Grande concert ⓘ |
| explosiveType | TATP-based bomb ⓘ |
| Hashem AbediSentence | minimum 55 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened debate on counter-terrorism in the UK
ⓘ
review of security at large venues in the UK ⓘ |
| inquiry | Manchester Arena Inquiry ⓘ |
| inquiryStartDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Operation Temperer activation
ⓘ
UK terror threat level raised to critical ⓘ increased security at public events in the UK ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Hashem Abedi convicted ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ Manchester Arena ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memorialEvent |
One Love Manchester benefit concert
ⓘ
surface form:
One Love Manchester
|
| motive | Islamist extremism ⓘ |
| notablePerformerPresent | Ariana Grande ⓘ |
| notableVictimGroup | families from North West England ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfHospitalized | over 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 800+ ⓘ |
| partOfTour | Dangerous Woman Tour ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Salman Ramadan Abedi ⓘ |
| policeForce | Greater Manchester Police ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Hashem Abedi ⓘ |
| response |
large-scale emergency services deployment
ⓘ
major incident declared ⓘ |
| target |
attendees of Ariana Grande concert
ⓘ
civilians ⓘ |
| time | 22:31 BST ⓘ |
| victimDemographics | many children and teenagers among victims ⓘ |
| weapon | homemade improvised explosive device ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2017 Manchester Arena bombing Description of subject: The 2017 Manchester Arena bombing was a suicide terrorist attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people and injured hundreds, becoming one of the deadliest attacks in the UK in recent decades.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena bombing benefit concert One Love Manchester (2017)
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena attack
this entity surface form:
Manchester bombing
subject surface form:
No Tears Left to Cry
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena bombing
subject surface form:
Manchester Arena show on 2017-05-22
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena bombing
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena bombing
this entity surface form:
Manchester Arena bombing