Manchester Arena survivors cannot continue legal claim against MI5, judges rule
JUDGES have blocked a legal action against security service MI5 brought by more than 300 people affected in the Manchester Arena bombing.
The attack, at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22 2017, killed 22 people and injured 1,017, with the victims being mainly children and young people.
Survivors and relatives of the bereaved went to court, claiming that MI5 had received information before the attack and could have prevented it.
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