Manchester Bombing Survivors Sue MI5 for Alleged Negligence

April 15, 2024
Manchester Bombing Survivors Sue MI5 for Alleged Negligence
  • Over 250 individuals connected to the 2017 Manchester Arena attack are suing MI5 for alleged negligence.

  • The attack, during an Ariana Grande concert, resulted in 22 fatalities.

  • Salman Abedi, identified by MI5 in 2014, executed the bombing; critical information on him was not adequately acted upon.

  • An official inquiry acknowledged MI5's missed opportunity to thwart the deadliest U.K. extremist attack in recent years.

  • Victims filed a group claim with the U.K.’s investigatory powers tribunal, and the case is currently active.

  • A benefit concert by Ariana Grande was organized in June 2017 to support the victims.

  • MI5's head, Ken McCallum, has publicly expressed regret over the agency's shortcomings in the case.

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