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Manchester attack: Pre-inquest hearings delayed to 2018 Manchester attack: Pre-inquest hearing due to go ahead
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A pre-inquest review hearing into the deaths of the Manchester Arena attack victims has been delayed until 2018. A pre-inquest review hearing into the deaths of the Manchester Arena attack victims is due to take place on Friday, the city's coroners office has confirmed.
Twenty-two people died when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device after an Ariana Grande gig on 22 May.Twenty-two people died when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device after an Ariana Grande gig on 22 May.
Manchester Coroner's Office said evidence was still being gathered and it would confirm a new date early next year. Manchester Coroner's Office said a date could be set at the preliminary hearing for the inquests to take place in 2018.
The inquests were opened and adjourned in June with a preliminary hearing set to take place on Friday. Coroner Nigel Meadows opened and adjourned the inquests in June.
At the opening of the hearings, coroner Nigel Meadows said the November hearing was a holding date dependent on the police investigation. None of the victim's families attended the opening which lasted just short of an hour and was preceded by a minute's silence.
A separate inquest into the death of Abedi was also opened and adjourned in June.A separate inquest into the death of Abedi was also opened and adjourned in June.
A notice on the coroner's office website had earlier said the pre-inquest review hearing had been postponed until next year as the "evidence gathering process is still ongoing".
However, HM Coroners Office confirmed the hearing would take place at Manchester Town Hall at 10:30 GMT on Friday.