Cork girl, 15, fled Manchester Arena amid chaos

The uncle of a 15-year-old Irish girl who survived the Manchester terror attack believes a guardian angel was watching over her.

Cork girl, 15, fled Manchester Arena amid chaos

Kiara McKelvey, who moved with her family from Tower in Co Cork to Manchester about two years ago, was inside the Manchester Arena when a suicide bomber detonated a device after the Ariana Grande concert.

Her uncle, Lloyd Creagh, who lives on the northside of Cork City, said Kiara had to scale railings and avoid a panicked stampede for the exits before she and a friend managed to escape the venue to safety.

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