report spells it out starkly mi5 let abedi slip through the net. i have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might ve prevented the attack. there was a realistic possibility that actionable intelligence could ve been obtained which might ve led to action preventing the attack. the reason for this missed opportunity included a failure by the security service, in my view, to act swiftly enough. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande concert. teenagers were leaving. parents were waiting for their children. the youngest to die was just eight years old. for the families of those who were murdered, the report s findings are hard to take. all we, as families, have asked for from day one is the truth. acknowledgement of failures. hopefully next time,
blong bomberjeacle 22 people at manchester arena but others their responsibility, those who radicalised him, up to make the device and the agency has failed to stop him. the aryna enquiry report spells it out starkly, mi5 let him slip through the net. i have found a significant missed opportunity to take action that might have prevented the attack. there was a realistic possibility but actionable intelligence could have been obtained which might have led to actions preventing the attack. the reason for this missed opportunity included a failure by the security service, in my view, to act swiftly enough. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande concert. teenagers were leaving, parents were waiting
the inquiry 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 the parked nissan micra where he stored his explosives. it could also have seen him stopped at manchester airport on his return from libya, four days before the attack. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande 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 questions. there were failings by mi5 and it should have been stopped. so, yeah, i am furious that i have lost my son because somebody did not do theirjob properly.
it could have led to salman abedi being followed to the parked nissan micra where he stored his explosives. it could also have seen him stopped at manchester airport on his return from libya, four days before the attack. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande 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 questions. disappointed. nothing changed. a bit bewildered. came down not knowing what to expect and going home the same way. policies have changed as a result of the manchester arena inquiry. it has been uncomfortable listening for most of the authorities involved. but that is nothing compared to a lifetime of sadness and loss for the innocent families caught up in the bombing. danny savage, bbc news.
i deeply regret that such intelligence was not obtained. gathering covert intelligence is difficult. but had we managed to seize the slim chance we had, those impacted might not have experienced such appalling loss and trauma. i am profoundly sorry that mi5 did not prevent the attack. the inquiry 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 the parked nissan micra where he stored his explosives. it could also have seen him stopped at manchester airport on his return from libya, four days before the attack. abedi set off his suicide bomb in the foyer at the end of an ariana grande concert.