£83,000 in Damages for Libyan Man Arrested Then Released After 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing

£83,000 in Damages for Libyan Man Arrested Then Released After 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing
File photo shows armed police officers standing near the Manchester Arena, in Manchester, England, on 23, 2017. Andrew Yates/Reuters
Mary Clark
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A Libyan man who was arrested in connection with the 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing that killed 22 people but later released was awarded £83,000 ($111,000) in damages.

Alaedeen Sicri, 26, was awarded the sum on Dec. 17 after winning a case against Associated Newspapers Ltd. (ANL), which manages MailOnline. The online outlet published personal details about Sicri even though the Greater Manchester Police hadn’t identified him.