From the archive: Bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in England - lessons learned from the police response

About this episode

The episode revisits the police response to the 2017 terrorist bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, featuring insights from lead press officer Amanda Coleman.

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode we're revisiting the story of the terrorist bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England in 2017. A suicide bomber detonated a backpack bomb loaded with nails just after the concert ended, killing 22 concertgoers and injuring hundreds more. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Our guest today, Amanda Coleman, served as the lead press officer for the Greater Manchester Police during that incident. That agency m...

People in this episode

Host: Tom

Guest: Amanda Coleman

Topics covered

• crisis management
• police response
• terrorism
• public safety
• event security
• communication strategies

Keywords

• Ariana Grande
• Manchester bombing
• police response
• Amanda Coleman
• terrorism
• crisis management
• public safety
• Islamic State

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greater Manchester Police, Islamic State

Places: England

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