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Kim Pilling

‘Big mistakes were made’: New report on response to Manchester Arena bombing to be released

Ron Blake fought to save the life of victim John Atkinson, who eventually succumbed to his injuries

(Picture: BBC)

A man who fought to save the life of a Manchester Arena bombing victim has said “big mistakes were made that night” as a report examining the emergency response to the incident is to be published on Thursday.

Twenty-two people were killed and hundreds were injured in a suicide attack at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22 2017.

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