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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jess Glass

Manchester Arena survivors cannot continue legal claim against MI5, judges rule

Survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing had taken legal action against MI5 (PA) - (PA Archive)

More than 300 people affected by the Manchester Arena bombing cannot continue their legal action against MI5, judges at a specialist tribunal have ruled.

Survivors and people bereaved by the attack brought a case to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) against the Security Services, claiming at a hearing earlier this month that the failure to take “appropriate measures” to prevent the atrocity infringed their human rights.

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