Delays at terror training exercise would 'unequivocally have resulted in unnecessary loss of life', Manchester Arena bomb inquiry told
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThe ambulance service said failures and delays at a counter-terrorism training exercise held a year before the Manchester Arena atrocity 'would unequivocally have resulted in unnecessary loss of life' in the event of a real attack.Exercise Winchester Accord was held overnight on May 9, 2016 - a live exercise involving the scenario of a marauding terrorist firearms attack (MTFA) on the Trafford Centre.But feedback from the exercise by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) shown at the ongoing public inquiry into the Arena bombing noted a 'huge delay in the deployment of ambulance and fire crews' to the area.The exercise involved a response from specialised military units and was designed to 'test and evaluate' the emergency.
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