highly critical, as you say, l sirjohn saunders was blunt, wasn't sirjohn saunders was blunt, wasn�*t blu nter than that. mist opportunities blunter than that. mist opportunities to stop and intervene before the terrorist carried out his devastating suicide attack. he should have been identified as a threat. i am sure the big question is, sojohn saunders can lay out all of these feelings but will this help prevent a similar attack in the future? that is the question. i have covered so many public inquiries into huge scandals and disasters. it is always the thing that lessons have to be learned, and that is the question. figen murray has been doing her best to make sure lessons have learned. she has worked tirelessly to try and get martyn�*s law implemented. that is moving on. sojohn spoke in praise of that. roughly that is a lesson. it is about to be _ roughly that is a lesson. it is about to be venues _ roughly that is a lesson. it 3 about to be venues learning. when there is a high security threat, you have to treat each day that it is going to be a disaster. we all become complacen

what will happen this afternoon is a report will be published at two o'clock, sirjohn saunders the chairmanfor 15 minutes about his findings, and we are likely to hear statement then from the other interested parties who may well come in for criticism, like smg, the company that owns the arena, showsec that provided the stewards that night, and british transport police who you heard judith talking about in her report, and how one man felt let down by their actions that night because his partner was a police officer. we expect all those details to come out this afternoon. it is likely to be a busy afternoon hearing the reaction to that. i suppose the bottom line is well what this inquiry finds in its immense detail change the way that big events in the uk are kept secure and kept safe? i think this could be a landmark today in this inquiry, what its findings are and what this will change in the future going forward for big events like that concert that night at the manchester arena. danny, many thanks. we'll have the findings of that report at 2pm here on bbc news. the covid epidemic in engl

sirjohn saunders, who is leading the public inquiry into the bombing, says there were a number of missedpportunities to prevent or minimize the devasting impact of the atrocity. 22 people were killed and hundreds were injured at the end of an ariana grande concert in may 2017. 0ur correspondent judith moritz reports. police emergency, hello. there's been an explosion at manchester arena! is anybody injured ? yes, loads! chaos and devastation in the moments after the bomb. the aftermath was horrific. but the details of what happened before the explosion are distressing too. the chairman of the manchester arena inquiry didn't hold back today in his criticism of those responsible for keeping concertgoers safe. 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 concertgoers, i have said so. the bomber, salman abedi, hung around the arena and train station next doorfor two hours before his att

and so sirjohn saunders who has been chairing the inquiry has looked at how those failings happen.ritical report today at british transport police, at the operators of the arena, smg, and at the subcontracted security firm showsec, who do security for them. they all bear some blame. altogether, their failures, sirjohn is clear, he says with the failings which led to the security lapses, if those failings had been avoided, lives could have been saved. it's that bleak. and he points the finger corporately at those organisations, but he's also talked about the personal responsibility of some of the people who were working that night, in particular some of the stewards, who were teenagers, 18, 19 years old, who were working, who failed, he says. and also, some of the police officers who should have been patrolling the room where the bomb went off, and at the time of the explosion they weren't there at all. they were at the train station next door. and he says there's no justification for that. so it is a catalogue of errors and failings and mistakes, and it makes miserable reading for

sirjohn saunders, who is leading the public inquiry into the bombing, says there were a number of mistes to prevent says there were a number of missed opportunities to prevent or minimize the devasting impact of the atrocity. 22 people were killed and hundreds were injured at the end of an ariana grande concert in may 2017. our correspondentjudith moritz reports from the inquiry. chaos and devastation in the moments after the bomb. the aftermath was horrific. but the details of what happened before the explosion are distressing, too. the chairman of the manchester arena enquiry didn't hold back today in his criticism of those responsible for keeping concertgoers say. i those responsible for keeping concertgoers say.— those responsible for keeping concertgoers say. i was urged by everybody _ concertgoers say. i was urged by everybody to _ concertgoers say. i was urged by everybody to avoid _ concertgoers say. i was urged by everybody to avoid looking - concertgoers say. i was urged by everybody to avoid looking for i everybody to avoid looking for scapegoats. i have not looked to blame

the inquiry�*s chairman is sirjohn saunders. were missed opportunities to prevent the "devastating impact". here's more of his conclusions. there were serious shortcomings in the security provided by those organisations which had responsibility for it and also failings and mistakes by some individuals. the public inquiry began last year. this is the first of three reports it will deliver. the inquiry has heard how the attacker waited in the foyer before he detonated his explosives as fans were leaving. and much of the criticism has been directed at the british transport police. the inquiry heard how one officer wasn't present in the foyer while two on—duty officers took a break of more than two hours, including a 16—km round trip to buy kebabs. paul price survived the attack, but his partner, elaine mciver, who was a police officer, didn't. here's how he views the actions of british transport police that night. after the explosion, there was heroics and they stepped up, but their failings before the explosion was unforgivable as

the chair of the inquiry panel, sirjohn saunders, said mistakes and shortcomings allowed the attack,ll responsibility for it rested with abedi. there were serious shortcomings in the security provided by those organisations which had responsibility for it and also failings and mistakes by some individuals. when the mistakes and shortcomings set out in the report are considered, it needs to be at the forefront of that consideration that responsibility for what happened and for causing so many deaths and serious injuries lies with salman abedi, the suicide bomber, and his brother, hashem, who assisted with the preparations. hashem abedi is now serving sentences of life imprisonment for offences including the murders of 22 people. the brothers intended to cause as much harm as they could. no other person or organisation acted with the intention of causing any injury or with any idea their action or lack of action would or could assist a suicide bomber carrying out his evil intentions. the home secretary, priti patel, said her thoughts were with the families, friends and victims. she sai

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