Manchester attack: British police stop sharing information with US security agencies

Following the leak of information and the publication of classified photos related to the scene of the explosion at the Manchester concert hall on Monday night, British police have stopped sharing information with American security agencies.

British police condemned the disclosure of information and publication of photos in the New York Times.

British officials say the release of this information has harmed police investigations and damaged their trust in American security agencies.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday to share her grievances and concerns.

Leaked images show the bloody fragments of the bomb that killed 22 people at the Manchester Arena concert hall.

The images, published in the New York Times, show a battery, a possible detonator, and bomb shrapnel.

The New York Times wrote that the images show that the bomb was relatively advanced.

Earlier, the publication of information about the attacker in American media had provoked protests from the British Home Secretary, who warned that the leak should not be repeated.

Search for bomb-making workshop

Greater Manchester Police say they have been forced to carry out another controlled explosion in the city as part of their investigation into Monday night's attack.

Six people are currently in custody in connection with the investigation, but a woman who was previously detained has now been released.

Police believe a network supported Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi.

Security agencies have concluded that Abedi did not make the bomb himself and are searching for a possible workshop where the bomb was made.

Abedi's father and brother were arrested in Libya on Wednesday.

Source: BBC