(BBC) Fears of an “active shooter” were raised by the ambulance service in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bomb, the inquiry in the attack has heard.
The inquiry was told a call from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to fire control referred to “reports of people being shot” minutes after the blast.
Police then began a protocol used in cases of a marauding armed terrorist.
The inquiry was told that saw firefighters kept away from the area, in accordance with national guidance.
Twenty-two people were murdered and hundreds more injured when Salman Abedi detonated a bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena as fans left an Ariana Grande concert at 22:31 BST on 22 May 2017.
