Scots caught up in a terror attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester where at least 22 people died have revealed their shock and horror.

Carole Taylor and her son Jago were with Alison Pritchard and her daughter Carmen as the children celebrated their joint birthdays at the show.

The group, from Banchory, Aberdeenshire, were standing a short distance away from the explosion, which occurred minutes after the US singer's final song.

A number of children are believed to have been killed and around 60 people were injured.

Ms Taylor said: "We decided to leave quite quickly after she played her last song because we knew it would get busy.

"We got down into the main foyer and seconds later there was a massive explosion right behind us. It shook our whole bodies.

"There was smoke and people were screaming. We just ran and ran and ran. We didn't know what we were running from."

Ms Pritchard grabbed Carmen's hand and ordered her to run as concertgoers "stampeded" towards the exit.

"Everyone was stampeding trying to get out and we were holding each other so tightly," Ms Taylor said.

Police say a lone attacker detonated an improvised explosive device near the entrance to Manchester Arena.

It is believed to be the worst terror attack on British soil since 56 people were killed in the 7/7 London bombings in 2005.

"It just happened so, so quickly," Ms Taylor added.

"I can't believe anyone would target a concert aimed at families and children."

Angeline Wilson from Tarbolton in South Ayrshire was another Scot at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester Arena.

She said: "It was terrifying, just playing over and over in my mind thinking did that really happen? I could have died there.

"Everybody was helping each other. We were having a really good time, an excellent time."