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Ariana Grande Blast

Survivors of Ariana's concert bombing take legal action against UK agency

More than 250 survivors of the suicide 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, in northwestern England, 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 ...

Survivors of Ariana's concert bombing take legal action against UK agency
Updated On : 15 Apr 2024 | 6:40 AM IST

IS hates what Ariana Grande stands for - that's why we should celebrate her

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing of an Ariane Grande concert in Manchester

IS hates what Ariana Grande stands for - that's why we should celebrate her
Updated On : 01 Jun 2017 | 8:50 AM IST

UK's Manchester Arena attack: Amid panic, hotels, cabbies come to rescue

The shock and panic from the blast led to more chaos as parents were separated from their children

UK's Manchester Arena attack: Amid panic, hotels, cabbies come to rescue
Updated On : 23 May 2017 | 4:16 PM IST

From Priyanka to Taylor Swift, celebs condemn Ariana Grande concert attack

Blast at Manchester Arena following pop concert by singer Grande killed 19 persons, 59 were injured

From Priyanka to Taylor Swift, celebs condemn Ariana Grande concert attack
Updated On : 23 May 2017 | 2:47 PM IST

Ariana Grande concert blast: A timeline of major terror attacks in London

Terror attack at Manchester Arena is just the latest in a long list of terror attacks on Britain

Ariana Grande concert blast: A timeline of major terror attacks in London
Updated On : 23 May 2017 | 12:31 PM IST

Please help me: Scared parents hunt for missing kids after Manchester blast

Social media sites were filled with emotional pleas as relatives looked for missing persons

Please help me: Scared parents hunt for missing kids after Manchester blast
Updated On : 23 May 2017 | 12:31 PM IST

Watch: Aftermath of blast at Ariana Grande's UK concert

According to police, the blast has left 19 dead and is being treated as a terrorist attack

Watch: Aftermath of blast at Ariana Grande's UK concert
Updated On : 23 May 2017 | 9:22 AM IST