MI5 to investigate how it dealt with warnings on Manchester suicide bomber – BBC

British authorities identified Salman Abedi as the bomber who was responsible for the explosion in Manchester which killed more than 20 people. (AP)

Britain’s MI5 is to hold an inquiry into how it dealt with public warnings that the Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi posed a potential threat, the BBC reported on Monday.

MI5 was alerted to Abedi’s extremist views at least three times, the BBC said.

It is highly unusual for British authorities to make public that the security service is conducting an internal investigation into possible lapses.

Interior Minister Amber Rudd told Sky News that this was a “right first step” for MI5 to take in the wake of the bombing that killed 22 people at a pop concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande.