Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A police inspector in a key command role at Manchester Arena after the bombing said events on the night 'were by far and away the most challenging, traumatic and haunting' of his career.
Inspector Michael Smith, who was GMP's 'bronze' commander on the ground, was one of the first unarmed officers to enter the City Room, where the bomb was detonated.
He arrived at the scene around 15 minutes after the 10.31pm explosion and at 10.48pm, he was inside the blast zone. Giving evidence at the public inquiry into the attack, Insp Smith described the initial situation as 'the most intense hour, hour and a half of my life, certainly my professional life'.
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