US President Donald Trump says that "deeply troubling" leaks to US media about the Manchester suicide bombing will be investigated, after irate British police briefly stopped sharing information with US agencies.
British Prime Minister Theresa May raised concerns with Trump at a NATO summit in Brussels, telling him intelligence shared between their two countries had to remain secure, in a rare public show of dissatisfaction with Britain's closest security ally.
After a suspension that lasted about a day, Britain's most senior counter terrorism officer said late on Thursday that the police had resumed sharing information with the United States after receiving "fresh assurances".
Trump had called the leaks "deeply troubling".
"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," he said in a statement released after his arrival in Brussels.
Britain routinely shares intelligence with the US bilaterally, and as part of the "Five Eyes" network which also includes Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Pictures published by the New York Times included remains of the bomb and of the rucksack carried by the suicide bomber, and showed blood stains amid the wreckage.
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