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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Josh Halliday North of England correspondent and Helen Pidd North of England editor

Manchester Arena inquiry: victims’ families respond to final report

Floral tributes in St Ann's Square, Manchester, on the first anniversary of the attack on 22 May 2018
Floral tributes in St Ann's Square, Manchester, on the first anniversary of the attack on 22 May 2018. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Families of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack accused MI5 of a “devastating” failure after an official inquiry found the spy agency had missed a “significant opportunity” to stop the blast carried out by Salman Abedi. Here, they respond to the inquiry’s verdict:

Andrew Roussos, whose eight-year-old daughter, Saffie-Rose, was killed in the blast

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