Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Survivors of 2017 Ariana Grande concert bombing take legal action against UK intelligence agency !

Survivors of 2017 Ariana Grande concert bombing take legal action against UK intelligence agency

Time:2024-05-01 03:04:21 source:Earthly Edition news portal

LONDON (AP) — More than 250 survivors of the bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, are taking legal action against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, lawyers said.

Lawyers from three law firms said Sunday they have submitted a group claim on behalf of more than 250 clients to the U.K.'s investigatory powers tribunal. They said they could not provide further details because it was an ongoing legal matter.

Suicide bomber Salman Abedi set up a knapsack bomb in Manchester Arena at the end of Grande’s concert on May 22, 2017, as thousands of young fans were leaving. More than 100 people were injured, many of them children and teenagers. Abedi died in the explosion.

An official inquiry reported last year that Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5, didn’t act swiftly enough on key information and missed a significant opportunity to prevent the bombing, the deadliest extremist attack in the U.K. in recent years.

Related information
  • 3 officers killed, 5 wounded in Charlotte, North Carolina shootout; a suspect is dead
  • Senior Chinese diplomat meets delegation of Brazilian Workers' Party
  • Commentary: Chinese consumer market full of opportunities for global brands
  • UN: Sudan conflict claims thousands of civilian lives, displaces millions in one year
  • NY DA 'so sorry' for cursing at officer who tried to ticket her
  • China launches global consumption event series at heavyweight expo
  • China supports IAEA's efforts to ensure Zaporizhzhia's safety
  • China's gross marine product exceeds 9 trillion yuan in 2023
Recommended content
  • Decoding secrets behind the rise of China's NEVs
  • Iran hails China's important role in Tehran
  • World Insights: NATO's meddling in Asia
  • Japan's discharge plan
  • This summer, John Krasinski makes one for the kids with the imaginary friend fantasy ‘IF’
  • WWF calls for global treaty to protect high seas