Bombing of Ariana Grande Concert May Have Been Prevented: Report

Armed British Police officers stand on duty outside of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London on May 23, 2017, following the terror attack at the Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena in Manchester on May 22. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

The bombing of the May 22 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester may have been prevented, according to an independent assessment of the United Kindom intelligence reviews.

The bombing, which killed 23 and hurt 116, was conducted by Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old known to MI5, the U.K. intelligence agency.