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Kaitlyn Radde

British intelligence missed a chance to stop the 2017 Ariana Grande concert attack

Messages and floral tributes are seen in Albert Square in Manchester, northwest England on May 23, 2017, in solidarity with those killed and injured in the May 22 terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena. Twenty two people were killed and dozens injured in Britain's deadliest terror attack in over a decade, which officials now say could have been prevented. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's domestic intelligence agency didn't act quickly enough on information that could have helped prevent a 2017 suicide bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert, an inquiry found Thursday.

Retired judge John Saunders, who chaired the inquiry into the Manchester Arena attack, said the MI5 failure to act swiftly led to "this significant missed opportunity." He had previously criticized the arena's staff and local police for failing to identify the bomber as a threat.

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