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Volume 2: Emergency Response
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  3. Part 18: Fatal consequences of the explosion
  4. Angelika and Marcin Klis

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Volume 2 is divided into two sub-volumes: Volume 2-I and Volume 2-II. Volume 2-I is 695 pages long. Volume 2-I begins with a Preface and then continues with Parts 9 to 16. Volume 2-II is 189 pages long. It contains Parts 17 to 21 and the Appendices. A list of the names of the twenty-two who died is at page vii of Volume 2-I and at page iii of Volume 2-II.
A large format version combining Volume 2-I (ia, ib and ic) and Volume 2-II is also available.
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Angelika and Marcin Klis

Angelika and Marcin Klis were unlawfully killed on 22nd May 2017 in the City Room of the Manchester Arena in the Victoria Exchange Complex.

When the bomb detonated, Angelika and Marcin Klis were standing near to the Arena exit doors. Marcin Klis was approximately five metres from the seat of the explosion.12 Angelika Klis was approximately four metres from the seat of the explosion.13

Following the detonation, Angelika and Marcin Klis were found lying on the floor of the City Room. They were together. Members of the public, Emergency Training UK (ETUK) first aiders and police officers checked on them. Both remained motionless.14

By no later than 22:50, Angelika Klis was covered.15 Marcin Klis was covered by no later than 22:59.16

A tag was placed on Angelika Klis at 23:39 to confirm that she was dead. A tag was placed on Marcin Klis at 23:40 to confirm that he was dead.17

A post‑mortem examination confirmed that Marcin Klis’s death was caused by chest injuries. A post‑mortem examination confirmed that Angelika Klis’s death was caused by multiple injuries. These injuries were sustained as a result of the explosion. Their injuries were unsurvivable.18

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