(BBC) A police inspector has told an inquiry he thought the Manchester Arena bombing scene was safe to operate in as he “persistently called” for paramedics.
Insp Mike Smith took on the role of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) bronze commander minutes after Salman Abedi detonated a bomb on 22 May 2017.
He admitted he did not think about calling in fire and rescue crews to carry the injured away from the scene.
Insp Smith said the night was “traumatic and haunting.”
Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds more injured after a homemade device exploded at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena.
