Judges order a halt to case against MI5 over Manchester Arena blast
The Guardian|November 23, 2024
The families of the Manchester Arena bomb victims have said they are "extremely disappointed" after judges ruled they could not continue their legal action against MI5.
Josh Halliday
Judges order a halt to case against MI5 over Manchester Arena blast

More than 300 people affected by the suicide blast had sued the Security Service on the grounds that its failure to prevent the atrocity on 22 May 2017 breached their human rights.

An inquiry into the bombing, which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more, concluded this year that MI5's failure to act swiftly on crucial intelligence was a "significant missed opportunity".

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