Manchester Evening News

‘I ran towards the blast and used

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A BRAVE dad has described the moment he ran into the Manchester Arena bomb blast to help injured people using T-shirts as makeshift bandages.

Daren Buckley, from Swinton, was attending the Ariana Grande concert with his son, who has special needs, when the bomb went off behind them.

The 49-year-old said he saw a “white flash” and smoke, which made him instantly realise it was a bomb.

He shouted to nearby wheelchair users to not use the door behind them leading to the concourse where the blast went off.

Daren asked a member of staff to look after his son, Lewis, then he raced into the area of the bomb blast to offer help.

He told the MEN: “I took it on myself to run towards the blast. I had to go and help people, it was horrific.

“The police turned up in armed

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