MI5's failure to prevent Manchester Arena attack could be seen as 'negligent', sources tell BBC
A detailed account of what went wrong does not appear in the published report because most of the evidence on handling intelligence was heard in closed, secret sessions.
But several major failures are referenced in the open version of the report and these appear consistent with the account given to us. But Manchester Arena Inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders disagreed after speaking to frontline intelligence officers in closed evidence sessions.He is also critical of one MI5 officer, known as Witness C, for delaying a report about one of the pieces of intelligence received.
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