experienced such appalling loss and trauma. i am profoundly sorry that mi5 did not prevent the attack. sorry that mi5 did not prevent the attack- the attack. the enquiry established the attack. the enquiry established that - the attack. the enquiry established that two i the attack. the enquiry - established that two pieces of classified information about the bomber were not acted upon by mi5. that was a missed opportunity. it could have led to salman abedi being followed to salman abedi being followed to the part nissan micro where he stored his explosives. it could also has seen him stopped at manchester airport on his return from libya four days before the attack. salman abedi set of his suicide bomb in the foyer of the end of the concert. teenagers were leaving, parents were waiting for their children. the revelations have left the families of the victims angry. they wanted yesterday to answer so many students. so many students. disappointed. nothin: so many students. disappoin
to date on the details. hello this is bbc news with vaughanjones. the headlines: the inquiry into manchester bombings has determined mi5 missed a significant opportunity to take action that might have stopped the attack. iamas i am as satisfied as i can be that the brothers made use of an instructional video placed on the internet by these so called islamic state to create their bomb. police who found the body of a baby
findings. that was into the manchester arena bombing published today so we are across that statement, it responds it seems from m15 in statement, it responds it seems from mi5 in just statement, it responds it seems from mi5 injust under one hour. let s go back to you. i don t know if you have any response to that, if it was expected or not. do carry on. shifter expected or not. do carry on. after sirjohn saunders expected or not. do carry on. after sirjohn saunders strong expected or not. do carry on. fire sirjohn saunders strong words today, the effective overview of what he said this afternoon is that the security service, mi5, missed a significant chance to take action that might have prevented the attack. he said the reason for the missed opportunities include a failure by an enemy five officer and mi5 officer to act swiftly enough and that is damning for mi5 after we arrived today with
position did not reflect what the relevant officers did, thought or would have done at the time but rather the corporate position was more of a retrospective justification for the actions taken or not taken. we heard from him saying there that there were two pieces of information that mi5 officers were in possession of that perhaps if they had taken a slightly different plan of action, things would have been different. they had some information which we don t know what it is because that is a secret but they had two pieces of information that they failed to act upon effectively. and what sirjohn saunders has said today is if salman abedi had been questioned on arrival backin abedi had been questioned on arrival back in manchester shortly before the attack when he returned from libya it is believed he received bomb making instructions, if he had been questioned then following to the vehicle where he was stirringly explode break explosive in, officers would have seen how he reacted aroun
and perhaps averaging we manchester are in a bombing. this will make very uncomfortable reading for mi5 after the public stance that they have taken up until now to the reality that sirjohn saunders said was actually going on at the time. and it will be difficult for them. it will be interesting to see what they say in response to this. could you explain to everyone the difference between this open and closed, that was being referred to about something is coming out and something is not coming out and the justification for that. yes. something is not coming out and the justification for that. justification for that. yes, of course, justification for that. yes, of course. 0k- justification for that. yes, of course, ok. this justification for that. yes, of course, ok. this inquiry - justification for that. yes, of course, ok. this inquiry has| justification for that. yes, of - course, ok. this inquiry has been heard in three stages. the first stage was the planning, policing and pre