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the manchester arena inquiry, security in the spotlight the bbc�*s judith moore it's a look at the failings that enabled abedi to carry out his of the attack —— abedi. for the security industry, may 2017 was a watershed moment. manchester arena broke the mould, really. it was an attack on children. it was an attack on people out socialising. a suicide bomber slipped through the nets of police and security. i did not want to feel let down, and i was really let down by them. we live in times where terrorism happens. it needs to be in the forefront of people's minds. now, past weaknesses have been exposed. everybody concerned with security at the arena should have been - doing theirjob in the knowledge that a terrorist attack might -

occur on that night. they were not. this inquiry has rightly found that we were failed on every level. but do those weaknesses still exist? to be a steward, you canjust turn up and get a jacket and stand up at the event. they badge themselves as security, but it's as far removed from security as you can get. this has to be a wake—up. yeah, definitely. definitely. police emergency, hello? there has been an explosion at manchester arena. was anybody injured 7 yes, loads! estimated up to 100 at least. it's a big arena and they're all around that arena. - chaos and devastation in the moments after the bomb.

we now have confirmation that a male would appear to have strapped a device to his body and detonated it inside the arena. salman abedi murdered 22 and injured hundreds more. we're just going to as many ambulance and fire as we can. the aftermath was horrific, but the story of what happened before the blast is only now being told. # ariana grande sings. ariana grande's dangerous woman tour — a hot ticket for thousands of fans. but for the entire time that she was on stage

and they were dancing inside the arena, outside, abedi loitered, hanging around and waiting for his moment to strike. the public inquiry has poured over every frame of this cctv footage. you can see abedi arriving at the train station next door. he goes to the toilets and he is still lugging his heavy bag around. this is where you can see him in the lift. he seems to be fiddling with the wires of his bomb here. it's chilling to watch it so clearly. the images are so clear, you can see him so well,

i sort of want to reach through the screen and stop him. this was the route abedi took on his final walk down into the crowd. he was said to be on his phone, smiling as he crossed the floor and detonated his bomb. in total, abedi was in and around the arena complex for two hours and one minute before the explosion. he waited in the foyer for 58 minutes before detonation. so, how could he be in plain sight for so long? why did nobody in authority stop him? people bereaved and hurt by this want the inquiry to answer those questions.

i don't know how close i was to death on the night. i lost a lot of blood. maybe it's good that i've got no memories of it. good, that's what we want. keep pushing. three, two, one, and up. good, now walk around. paul price was at the arena. he just survived. you know, there was people further from me who were killed. it's amazing that i'm still here. so, you've gone from there to there now. i had entry wounds throughout my body. i still have shrapnel in me. i have shrapnel by my spine and my pelvis that i just can't get out. the damage to my lower leg was that severe that they had to take about two inches of bone out.

i've had leg lengthening to try and increase the leg length. this leg will never be fully functional again. coming to terms with that has been hard. but it's notjust his own injuries that paul has had to cope with, it's also overwhelming grief. his partner, elaine mciver, did not survive. she was the love of my life. i was the love of her life. for such a long time, i just couldn't talk about it. i'm ashamed to say it, but at the time, thinking, if someone could give me a tablet and i would forget about her, it would be ok. and now — her memory now to me is a blessing. i love talking about her. elaine was a police officer,

and her dedication to herjob as a detective constable has given paul a very personal take on the police's actions before the bombing. i didn't want to feel let down by british transport police. i wanted to be proud of them, because elaine was a police officer, and i was really let down by them. manchester's victoria station is right next to the arena. the two are linked by a bridge. it means that this part of the complex is patrolled by british transport police, where their responsibilities include this public foyer known as the city room. this is the e—mail that the sergeant in charge of the british transport police officers sent to his team before the concert. he tells them they have to be available when the audience come in and out. he says one of them should be

patrolling the city room, and he says that meal breaks have to be staggered so there's always somebody at the station. but that didn't happen. of the five officers on shift, the most senior never came to the complex at all. two of them took a two—hour meal break and travelled ten miles to buy kebabs. meanwhile, chillingly, two of the others walked past abedi as he crossed the concourse. but then, they too went on a break, meaning that when the bomber walked into the city room for the final time, there was not a single btp officer on duty. an hour later, when the bomb exploded, here they are standing together at the station. the city room was unattended. a lot of information has emerged over the course of the last

few months with the hearings. how have you found the process of watching that? the inquiry as a whole has been hard. btp — after the explosion there was heroics and they stepped up, but the failings before the explosion was unforgivable, as far as i'm concerned. the btp officers on duty that night have since been decorated for their heroism after the blast. but their behaviour before it, and that of the force, has been condemned. in its first report, the public inquiry has found there was no justification for the complete absence of any officer in the room, and both the force and some individual officers bear responsibility. i was urged by everybody to avoid looking for scapegoats. i have not looked to blame anyone. but where, having considered the evidence, i considered that individuals have fallen below

a proper standard in carrying out their important roles in protecting concert—goers, i have said so. everybody concerned with security at the arena should have been doing theirjob in the knowledge that a terrorist attack might occur on that night. they weren't. 22 lives were taken that night — children, teenagers, mums and dads. it's a senseless loss. for theirfamilies following the inquiry, it's been shattering to discover that if more had been done, their loved ones may not have died. today, our heartbreak turns to anger. we entrusted the safety of our loved ones into organisations and agencies who had a duty of care to protect them. this inquiry has rightly found

that we were failed on every level. as well as the police, there's been damning criticism of the private companies responsible for security at the arena. the venue was operated by a company called smg. it contracted its security for events to showsec. both admit some failings. both say they have learned lessons. central to it all is what happened in the city room prior to the explosion. an hour before the concert ended, while the audience was still inside the arena, here is abedi, walking in. he goes straight to the stairs and up to a hiding place he checked out before, out of sight, on this balcony, in a cctv blindspot.

the inquiry heard that members of the public did notice him. i thought, suicide bomber, straightaway, with very little doubt in my mind. honestly, my heart was racing. but only one of them, a dad collecting his daughter, stopped to challenge abedi. i asked him what he was doing there and did he know how bad it looked, him sitting there out of sight of everybody. first he said he was waiting for somebody and then he just kept asking after everything i said, he just kept asking what the time was. chris wild went to find a police officer but there were none, so he told one of the stewards and assumed that something would be done to investigate. i was telling him not to worry, i'll look into it, i'll report it. the steward was mohammed agha who was manning these fire doors.

he didn't seem that interested, it was as if he had more important things to deal with. but in no way do i blame him. he did tell a colleague, kyle lawler. they both looked at abedi. he was watching us watching him. kyle lawler says he tried to radio for help but couldn't get through. he walked off, seemingly unconcerned. six minutes later, the bomb exploded. both of the stewards were teenagers, employed by showsec, which provides event security at hundreds of venues throughout the uk. the inquiries heard that stewards are largely casual workers, paid a low wage. i'll neverforget when ijoined one

of the senior managers in showsec. he said to me, "jon, don't expect too much from these people "because if they weren't here, they'd be flipping burgers." jon lavery served as a police officer for 30 years and then went to work for showsec. jon wasn't on shift on the night of the attack but he was in the city room as a supervisor the week before. he says blame shouldn't be laid on individual stewards. because of a lack of training, theyjust don't think to use their initiative. some do, some of them are really, really good at theirjobs. there is a gap there, massive gap. some very young people doing this. some very young, inexperienced, never seen angry people in their lives. difficult, difficultjob forthem. so, what training do they get? we've learned that it's often done in their own time and online without supervision.

voiceover in video: terrorists, like all criminals, look _ at the world a little differently from you and me. this video was designed to train security staff to spot potential terrorist. where we see an iconic building or part of our history, they see a target to attack. it was part of the training for stewards at manchester arena, but not all remember seeing it, and some clicked through important modules on their phones in seconds. the inquiry criticised showsec for its training which wasn't robust enough. but away from showsec, the evidence has also shone a light on other parts of the security industry in general. to be a steward, you can just turn up and get a jacket and go and stand at an event. they badge themselves as a security. it's far removed from security as you can get. it's as far removed from security as you can get.

jon told the inquiry about his experience with a company unrelated to showsec. training standards are low. the course i was on was a disgrace. the trainer, quite openly, was saying, you know, if you're going to hit somebody, make sure you take them up a back alley where there's no cameras... that's assault. it's outrageous, absolutely outrageous. security guard: guys, | just show us in your bags? all right, great, thank you, cheers. so, how do you know whether you're at a venue which is taking security seriously like this one? you both together? are standards the same everywhere? there are some places where they have security outside and people are always watching what's going on, but there are also places that don't really take it seriously. just unzip the front pocket. if you go out to a bar or venue, you may have security checks,

especially if, like this one, it's staffed by guards who are licensed by the security industry authority. is that enough to prevent terrorists targeting places like this? do you feel safe generally when you go out and about? yeah, i mean, obviously it's an important thing, people want to feel safe, don't they? a lot of it's perhaps recently been overshadowed by everything else that's going on. i think there's people behind—the—scenes working very hard to stop something like that opening again, as well as you can do. all right, guys, you got a booking? all right, sorted, - just wait there a sec. i've got a teenage daughter, i've got a teenage son. i wouldn't be supporting them in going to concerts and that kind of thing right now because of the manchester bombing and that kind of thing. is still worries you? yeah absolutely, totally, it's current, for me it's current. it's an uncomfortable reality that globally, terrorism is part of modern life. in the uk, 2017 was the worst year

for terror attacks in recent memory. westminster bridge... ..london bridge... phone caller: there was a white van that came speeding over, _ probably about 50 miles an hour. ..finsbury park... ..parsons green... ..and manchester. manchester arena broke the mould, really. it was an attack on children. it was an attack on people out socialising. it was the point at which we realised that the state could no longer be responsible for keeping people safe. nick aldworth remembers all of the attacks are firsthand. in 2017, he was the counterterrorism co—ordinator for the met police and then became the national lead. he's now a security consultant. i think there are pockets of excellence. there's no doubt about that.

and i go to places and i see top—quality security delivered. but on an equal, possibly greater basis, i see substandard security delivered. what state is the security industry in today? could this happen again? so, i think almost certainly, terrorist attacks will happen again. and i think that when you're being told that an attack is highly likely and it still hasn't happened you start to think, well maybe, is it going to happen? that becomes a game of russian roulette because you're absolutely right, it's not likely to happen to you. five chambers of that revolver are going to be empty, but one of them isn't, and somebody will get the chamber with a bullet in. i think what the british public can't be is consistently confident that they are safe and secure. is that it, then? maybe it's impossible for everyone to be safe. no—one wants their personal

freedom to be restricted, but as long as there's a terror threat, there'll be a need for protection. with that in mind, the public inquiry has been looking into what went wrong in manchester so that improvements can be made. criticism has been levelled at those responsible for security — the police, the arena operators, smg, and showsec. for the last nine months, the bereaved families have been going to court, listening to painful evidence and keenly waiting for the inquiry�*s findings. yesterday was yet another difficult day in court. it's really difficult to hear some of the witness statements. figen murray has been following the inquiry and keeping a video diary.

trying my best, anyway. i'm going to court daily at the moment, trying my best, anyway. i feel totally exhausted from the inquiry. this is her chance for answers. her son, martyn hett, was murdered at the arena. all in all, we've had a good night, and it's been a great atmosphere! martyn was larger—than—life. darling, if you can't have a glass of prosecco on your way to the tube station then when can you? laughter. massively into coronation street and pop culture. that's how he came to be at the arena to watch ariana grande. his mum feels his absence every day. his loss has changed her life completely. before the attack, she was a therapist. now she's a campaigner. what do you think martyn would make of all of this? he would find it very

amusing that i'm so active and that his 60—year—old mother is an activist. he would, really, chuckles. on the other hand, he would hopefully be really pleased that after him dying that i'd do that for him, in his name, and just try and stop otherfamilies, from... he'd be very proud. i hope so, i hope he would be. the campaign comes from deeply personal experience. i just assumed naively that since the arena attack, security's going to be really high in public places. and then, within a year and a bit later, went to the theatre in manchester for the first time, really. there was just seemingly absolutely no security. in fact, nobody even checked our tickets. i sat there during the concert and i was absolutely distraught, really. i was crying at one point. nobody checked us and it's upsetting, i didn't expect that. i genuinely expected security.

massive security, actually. currently, there's nothing in law which forces venues, including those like manchester arena, to put counterterrorism measures in place. the ironic thing is, at any big venue, you have to provide so many toilets. there are laws on how hot the food has to be in the canteen, yet there is no law on securities, just a recommendation, and thatjust can't, cannot be right. the idea for martyn's law was born. a legal duty for venue owners to risk assess their premises and put appropriate security and planning in place to cater for the possibility of an attack. people need to be able to go about their business and enjoy the freedom this country offers in a much safer way. it doesn't mean you can stop every terrorist attack, but it means that the government is trying to do their best to keep the public safe.

we live in times where terrorism happens, it needs to be in the forefront of people's minds. in its first report, the public inquiry has backed the introduction of martyn's law. i think this is a generational opportunity. i can't think of another piece of legislation that will change the security landscape so significantly, and i hope so dramatically. those left behind want to stop anyone else experiencing pain like theirs. the failings went back months and years, and it was a combination of all them failings that made it so easy for him to do what he did. ultimately, you want it to never happen again. they all say, "we will learn from this". i don't know.

and for the security industry, this is a crossroads moment. i hope that the recommendations come out and i hope that it's for the benefit of the industry. this has to be a wake—up. yeah, definitely. definitely. these findings are not the end of this inquiry. every moment of the emergency services response is now being examined. later this year, we'll find out exactly how each of the 22 victims died and if any could have been saved. and with the bomber dead and his brother behind bars, we'll learn what the security services knew about the threat they posed. reporter: ismail, bbc news, can i ask you a few questions, please? j and those who were closest to them it will be ordered to come to court and answer questions. why don't you speak to the inquiry? four years after that night at manchester arena shattered so many lives, there's

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