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A man has described attempting to give first aid to victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack but was told to leave by armed police, the independent public inquiry into the attack has heard.
Daren Buckley was leaving the Ariana Grande concert on 22 May 2017 with his son when the suicide bomb exploded, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds.
Buckley, from Salford, grabbed T-shirts from a merchandise stall to use as bandages and said no one was helping the injured before he was ordered out of the foyer of the venue by armed police, who told him the area was a crime scene.
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image captionDaren Buckley said he covered his son s eyes to stop him seeing the aftermath of the bombing
A father who tried to help victims of the Manchester Arena bombing was ordered to leave the area by armed police, the public inquiry into the 2017 attack has heard.
Daren Buckley, from Salford, was leaving the arena with his son when the explosion happened.
He went to the foyer to help but was told to leave after 20 minutes as police said it was a crime scene .
Mr Buckley said he replied: Somebody has got to help.
Manchester attack: The little-known people who helped save lives
By Sallie George & Judith Moritz
BBC News
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When a bomb went off at Manchester Arena, a number of ordinary people made the decision not to run away from the horror, but to stay to help the injured and dying.
Survivors say the contribution of these people was crucial, yet feel their role has so far been almost entirely overlooked in the official version of events.
As the inquiry begins to hear evidence about the emergency response, we spoke to some of those people. Here are their extraordinary stories.
Kim Dick