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Burnham says officials believe Iran played a part in attack

Original: "He added: “We will say more in due course, but we can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part.” A

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said authorities believe Iran played a part in an attack under investigation, adding that more details would be released in due course. Asked to justify the claim, Burnham said he could not go into details but would not say it lightly. The accusation points to possible Iranian involvement in an incident being treated as terrorism, and officials are expected to elaborate as the inquiry develops.

Why now: A senior UK politician publicly implicating Iran in an apparent terror attack is a major and unusual development.

Andy BurnhamIranGreater Manchester

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• "He added: “We will say more in due course, but we can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part.” Asked why he believed this, Burnham replied: “Well I can’t go into all of those details, but obviously I wouldn’t say it lightly.” Then why are they out on… · Lazarou · 4

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