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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Pilling

Police inspector in charge of bombing response ‘overburdened by number of tasks’

The police inspector in initial command of the Manchester Arena bombing response “quickly became overburdened by the number of tasks he had to undertake”, the public inquiry into the May 2017 atrocity found.

As Greater Manchester Police’s (GMP) force duty officer (FDO), Inspector Dale Sexton, became overwhelmed it led to a “direct impact on the effectiveness” of the response, inquiry chair Sir John Saunders said.

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