Manchester Arena attack: families accuse MI5 of ‘devastating’ failure

Caroline Curry, mother of victim Liam Curry, speaks to the media outside Manchester magistrates court after the final report was released. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

The families of victims of the Manchester Arena attack accused MI5 of a “devastating” failure after an official inquiry found the agency missed a “significant opportunity” to stop the deadliest terror plot in Britain since the 7 July 2005 attacks in London.

A public inquiry led by Sir John Saunders concluded that there was a “realistic possibility” that the bomber could have been thwarted if the security services had acted more decisively on intelligence.