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		</div><p>The New York Times is on a fresh collision course with Donald Trump after he vowed to investigate leaked evidence from the Manchester terror attack. Material from the scene of the atrocity, including the bomb&#8217;s alleged detonator, were pictured in a story by the news outlet on Wednesday, having apparently been shared by US officials.</p>
<p>The unauthorised release provoked outrage in British intelligence circles and led Greater Manchester Police to temporarily sever information-sharing ties with their American counterparts. The US president, who was due to receive a dressing down from Theresa May at a Nato summit in Brussels, declared the security lapse a &#8220;grave threat to our national security&#8221;.</p>
<p>In a White House statement, he said: &#8220;The alleged leaks coming out of government agencies are deeply troubling. &#8220;These leaks have been going on for a long time and my administration will get to the bottom of this. &#8220;The leaks of sensitive information pose a grave threat to our national security. </p>
<p>&#8220;I am asking the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to launch a complete review of this matter, and if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.&#8221; His pronouncements once again set the New York Times in the crosshairs of the famously media-wary president.<br />
Mr Trump has waged a highly-publicised battle with the newspaper, routinely describing it as &#8220;fake news&#8221; and &#8220;failing&#8221; in its coverage of him. But the organisation defended its reporting of the Manchester Arena evidence.</p>
<p>&#8220;The images and information presented were neither graphic nor disrespectful of victims, and consistent with the common line of reporting on weapons used in horrific crimes,&#8221; it said in a statement.<br />
&#8220;We have strict guidelines on how and in what ways we cover sensitive stories. Our coverage of Monday&#8217;s horrific attack has been both comprehensive and responsible.&#8221;</p>
<p>The promise of a US investigation comes at a time of heightened sensitivity about leaked information surrounding the Trump administration. Mr Trump weathered a storm of criticism for passing on highly classified Israeli intelligence to Russian officials in a meeting earlier this month. He later accused the former head of the FBI, James Comey, of leaking details of their conversations in the fallout from his dismissal.</p>
<p>Wednesday&#8217;s controversy with the New York Times followed similar episodes in the wake of the attack &#8211; including US sources sharing the terrorist&#8217;s identity with broadcasters. It came hours after Home Secretary Amber Rudd publicly rebuked US authorities over the leaks, labelling them &#8220;irritating&#8221;.</p>
<p>A furious response from counter-terror chiefs was also issued in response to the New York Times piece, saying such episodes &#8220;undermine our investigations&#8221;.</p>
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