UK stops sharing information on Manchester attack with US after leaks: BBC

May 25, 2017 12:50 pm | Updated 01:43 pm IST - LONDON:

Officers stand on duty outside a building as police search one of the flats inside in Manchester, Britain on Wednesday.

Officers stand on duty outside a building as police search one of the flats inside in Manchester, Britain on Wednesday.

British police have stopped sharing information about a suicide bombing in Manchester with U.S. authorities following leaks of details of the investigation that has angered the government, the BBC said on Thursday

The British government and police force have criticised the leaks which they say could undermine their investigation into the killing of 22 people at a concert on Monday.

The BBC did not give a source for its report.

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