(BBC) Terrorism experts were “stunned” to hear senior police officials were unaware of a major failure on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing, an inquiry has heard.
Former Assistant Chief Constable Debbie Ford did not know Greater Manchester Police (GMP) had failed to tell other services it had declared a counter-terrorism operation.
She only found out during the inquiry.
Expert Iain Sirrell said that was “beyond surprising.”
Twenty-two people died and hundreds more were injured when bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device in the arena’s foyer at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017.
