It’s hard to stop leaks when you’re the biggest mouth in the room – PB/TK
Britain condemns US officials for leaking intelligence on Manchester terror attack – By Adam Bienkov / May 24 2017
LONDON — Home Secretary Amber Rudd condemned US officials for risking the “operational integrity” of the ongoing investigation into the Manchester terror attack, after they leaked confidential details to the US media before they had been confirmed by British police.
Business Insider reported on Tuesday how several key details on the attacker’s identity had made their way onto US news channels — potentially compromising the ongoing investigation.
American news outlets confirmed that the information on Salman Abedi had been passed to them by US officials.
The Home Secretary Amber Rudd told the Today programme that she was irritated by the leaks.
“The British police have been very clear that they want to control the flow of information in order to protect the operational integrity, the element of surprise, so it is irritating if it gets released from other sources and I have been very clear with our friends that that should not happen again,” she said.
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