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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lizzie Dearden

Manchester Arena inquiry maintains secrecy over two pieces of intelligence MI5 had before bombing

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The two pieces of intelligence received by MI5 in the months before the Manchester Arena bombing remain secret after a public inquiry found a “significant missed opportunity” to prevent the attack.

Details of the information have been withheld for national security reasons, but inquiry chairman Sir John Saunders said it “transpired to be relevant to Salman Abedi’s plan”.

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