Manchester Arena inquiry told police failed in response to bombing

(BBC) Police “failed” in their response to the Manchester Arena attack, terrorism experts have told the bombing inquiry.

Three experts told the Manchester Arena inquiry there had been a “significant failure” in Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) emergency response to the attack, which killed 22 people on 22 May 2017.

Scott Wilson, Ian Dickinson and Iain Sirrell said GMP failed to work well with other services in the aftermath.

They said there was no evidence of a “cohesive and co-ordinated response.”

The hearing was told the men looked through close to 1,000 pages of evidence about the police response to the attack.

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