Manchester Arena bomber should have been identified as threat, inquiry finds

Report into May 2017 tragedy says there were missed opportunities to prevent or minimise devastating impact' of Salman Abedi's attack

The Manchester Arena suicide bomber Salman Abedi should have been identified as a security threat on the night of the attack, a public inquiry has found.

Sir John Saunders, chair of the inquiry, found there were serious shortcomings" and a number of missed opportunities by those in charge of security to prevent the May 2017 attack. Saunders said he considered it likely Abedi would still have detonated his device if confronted, but the loss of life and injury is highly likely to have been less". The attack killed 22 people and injured hundreds more.