The inquiry into the attack is continuing today
Greater Manchester's Chief Fire Officer has apologised for the 'wholly inadequate and totally ineffective' response of the service on the night of the Arena bombing.
The inquiry is hearing evidence from key figures about the implementation of 'monitored recommendations' suggested by chairman Sir John Saunders, to find out if lessons have been learned. Mr Russel said he wrote to all staff in March 2021 and 'reinforced' the need for 'operational discretion'. The witness said an incident command training program had been updated to bolster 'operational discretion'.
The inquiry has found a series of failings in three damning reports in the wake of the May 2017 terror attack. Suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed himself and 22 innocents when he detonated a huge improvised device in his backpack as concert-goers were leaving an Ariana Grande gig.
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