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Radio 5 Live,5 mins,

Manchester attack: Mum Emma - I was 15 feet from blast

5 Live In Short
Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.

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Eye-witness Emma Johnson was 15 feet from the blast at the Manchester Arena as she collected her children. Mum Emma from Preston went to pick up her daughter, 15 and son, 17 from the concert. She told 5 live Breakfast: “I saw this flash of light and then there was just smoke and shrapnel everywhere, glass everywhere, people screaming.” “You watch these things on TV, and you think ‘how awful, how terrifying’ until you are in that situation it is the worst feeling I have ever experienced.” This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on Tuesday 23 May 2017.

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