UK Tribunal Dismisses Claims by Manchester Bombing Survivors

A UK tribunal has rejected a legal claim from over 300 survivors of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, which killed 22 people and injured more than 100. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled that the claimants waited too long to file their case against MI5, alleging human rights violations due to the agency's failure to prevent the attack. The suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, had previously been marked as a 'subject of interest' by MI5 but was deemed low risk, leading to his case being closed. An official inquiry found significant intelligence failures by MI5 that could have potentially prevented the bombing. MI5's head, Ken McCallum, expressed regret over the agency's inability to avert the tragedy. Justice Rabinder Singh acknowledged the profound impact of the attack on victims but emphasized the importance of timely claims in legal proceedings.