Head of MI5 apologises for agency's failure to prevent Manchester Arena bombing
Telegraph, 03 Mar 2023
The head of MI5 has said he is “profoundly sorry” that the intelligence agency failed to prevent the Manchester Arena attack.
Ken McCallum, the director general of the Security Service, said he “deeply regretted” that his officers failed to gather intelligence that could have foiled the plot, after a public inquiry concluded it was a “significant missed opportunity”.
In a statement following the publication of the inquiry's damning report, Mr McCallum said: “MI5 exists to stop atrocities. To all those whose lives were forever changed on that awful night: I am so sorry that MI5 did not prevent the attack at the Manchester Arena.”
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Ken McCallum, the director general of the Security Service, said he “deeply regretted” that his officers failed to gather intelligence that could have foiled the plot, after a public inquiry concluded it was a “significant missed opportunity”.
In a statement following the publication of the inquiry's damning report, Mr McCallum said: “MI5 exists to stop atrocities. To all those whose lives were forever changed on that awful night: I am so sorry that MI5 did not prevent the attack at the Manchester Arena.”
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