Manchester Arena attack conspiracy theorist fails to overturn ruling

(BBC) A man who claims that the Manchester Arena bombing was fake has been denied a chance to challenge a ruling that his theory is “absurd and fantastical.”

Richard Hall is being sued by bombing survivors Martin and Eve Hibbert for harassment, misuse of private information and data protection.

The father and daughter suffered life-changing injuries at the Ariana Grande concert in May 2017.

Mr Hall has claimed the government had staged the attack.

In a ruling last month, Mr Hibbert and his daughter were successful in a bid for summary judgment — a legal step to decide parts of the case without a trial — on several parts of the case’s background.

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