Manchester Arena worker alerted cops to terrorist 'praying' 32 minutes before bomb detonated killing 22
Credit: PA:Press AssociationMr Drysdale believed the jihadist killer was "praying", Paul Greaney, QC, counsel to the inquiry into the May, 2017Ms Merchant was seen on CCTV approaching PC Jessica Bullough, a British Transport Police constable, and appearing to point towards Abedi.
Witness A then approached a member of the security team, Mohammed Agha, who "did not seem interested in what he had to say and he felt, in his words, fobbed off", the inquiry heard.His wife had suggested moving away from the man because he looked suspicious. Experts who looked into security at the arena that night believe there were "missed opportunities to identify Salman Abedi as a threat and take mitigating action", Mr Greaney said.Abedi makes his way to Manchester Arena to unleash the deadly attackMr Greaney said: "The suspicious man looked at him, and he thought he should get away from his line of sight and call the control room.
No British Transport Police officers were patrolling the railway station between 9.15pm and 9.37pm, the inquiry heard.
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