Fury as legal action against MI5 by Manchester Arena families blocked by judges

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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 2017 terror 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.

But in a ruling on Friday, Lord Justice Singh and Mrs Justice Farbey said the cases could not proceed as they were brought too late. READ MORE: A tiny coat left in the snow as Salford community pays tribute to tragic Baby A Lord Justice Singh said: “We are particularly conscious of the importance of the rights concerned… We are also conscious of the horrendous impact of the atrocity on the claimants and their families. “Any reasonable person would have sympathy for them.

The grief and trauma which they have suffered, particularly where young children were killed, is almost unimaginable. Nevertheless, we have reached the conclusion that, in all the circumstances, it would not be equitable to permit the claims to proceed." The bombing after an Ariana Grande concert at the venue claimed 22 lives and left hundreds of others injured.