Manchester Arena Bombing: final report today

March 2, 2023

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The third and final report from the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 is to be published later today.

Twenty-two people died and hundreds were injured in a suicide attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22.

Chairman Sir John Saunders is expected to release his findings on whether 22-year-old Salman Abedi’s bombing mission could have been prevented by MI5 and counter-terrorism police.

Evidence into the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the atrocity was heard in the city over two years, ending in September 2022.

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The report will focus on how Abedi was radicalised and his planning for the attack.

It is understood Abedi was a “subject of interest” (SOI) for the intelligence services three years before the Arena attack.

Campaigner Figen Murray, pictured, has devised Martyn’s Law – to protect public spaces – and is likely to go before parliament soon. Her son Martyn died in the blast.

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