Manchester attack responsibility claimed

Manchester attack responsibility claimed

CAIRO: Daesh claimed responsibility for Monday´s deadly attack at the Manchester Arena and said it was carried out with an explosive device planted at the concert, according to a statement the groupposted on Telegram.

"One of the soldiers of the Caliphate was able to place an explosive device within a gathering of the Crusaders in the city of Manchester," the statement said.

A suicide bomber killed at least 22 people and wounded 59 at a packed concert hall in the English city of Manchester in what Prime Minister Theresa May called a sickening act targeting children and young people