Inquiries differ on why the 2017 Manchester bombing wasn’t prevented – here’s why
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Inquiries differ on why the 2017 Manchester bombing wasn’t prevented – here’s why
Jamie Gaskarth, The Open University
How can you hold the intelligence and security services accountable, when what they do is secret? The third and final report from the public inquiry into the 2017 Manchester arena bombing is a useful guide.
Sir John Saunders, the retired judge in charge of the inquiry, has given a damning verdict on how government agencies handled the case of Salman Abedi, the man who set off a bomb at an Ariana Grande concert. His conclusions differed significantly from earlier reviews and the reasons why are important.
Abedi had been known to the authorities for years before he went on to kill 22 people and injure over 800 more. So the question must be why he was not prevented from carrying out the atrocity. Saunders highlighted individual failings that other reviews appear to have missed.
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There have been multiple investigations into the Manchester attack. The security...
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