UK slams US for ‘irritating’ leaks on Manchester terror attack
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U.K. home minister warned the United States on Wednesday for leaking information regarding the terror attack in Manchester, England, and made it clear “it shouldn’t happen again.”
“The British police have been very clear they want to control the flow of information in order to protect operational integrity – the element of surprise – so it is irritating if it gets released from other sources,” Home Secretary Amber Rudd said. “[A]nd I’ve been very clear with our friends that that should not happen again.”
Rudd told BBC Radio 4’s “Today” show she wouldn’t go as far to say the U.S. compromised the investigation, “but I can say that they are perfectly clear about the situation and it shouldn’t happen again.”
U.S. law enforcement sources leaked details about the attack that took place at an Ariana Grande concert before the British police or officials released it. U.S. officials said British authorities identified the suspect in the suicide bombing as Salman Abedi.
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