Mother Jones
05-23-2017, 10:00 AM
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility (https://twitter.com/AP/status/866984057296609281) for the deadly suicide bombing in Manchester, England that killed at least 22 people, including children, and injured more than 50 at an Ariana Grande concert Monday evening.
The terrorist tracking group SITE first reported ISIS' statement praising the "soldier" behind the attack. The statement did not include the bomber's name.
#ISIS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISIS?src=hash) releases English-language version of claim for #Manchester (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Manchester?src=hash) bombing pic.twitter.com/j8n6lHt1eQ (https://t.co/j8n6lHt1eQ)
— SITE Intel Group (@siteintelgroup) May 23, 2017 (https://twitter.com/siteintelgroup/status/866987377520193540) It is not clear, however, what role the terrorist group may have played in carrying out the terrorist attack, whether it was actively involved in its planning or inspired the attacker's motives.
Police officials said they believe the bombing was carried out by one man with an "improvised detonation device" who died at the scene. Authorities have not released his identity. On Tuesday morning, police also confirmed the arrest of a 23-year-old man in connection with the attack.
With regards to last night’s incident at the Manchester arena, we can confirm we have arrested a 23-year-old man in South Manchester.
— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 23, 2017 (https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866970384033251328) Speaking from the West Bank on Tuesday, President Donald Trump denounced the attackers as "evil losers." He said he would specifically decline to describe them as "monsters," because he believed they would "like that term."
"I will call them from now on 'losers' because that's what they are," Trump said at a press conference alongside Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. "They are losers, and we'll have more of them, but they are losers. Remember that."
WATCH: Trump brands terrorists "losers" in response to Manchester suicide attack pic.twitter.com/hfjzNAAs7h (https://t.co/hfjzNAAs7h)
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 23, 2017 (https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/866934532498436096) Monday's attack is the country's deadliest since the 2005 bombings of the London subway system.
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The terrorist tracking group SITE first reported ISIS' statement praising the "soldier" behind the attack. The statement did not include the bomber's name.
#ISIS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISIS?src=hash) releases English-language version of claim for #Manchester (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Manchester?src=hash) bombing pic.twitter.com/j8n6lHt1eQ (https://t.co/j8n6lHt1eQ)
— SITE Intel Group (@siteintelgroup) May 23, 2017 (https://twitter.com/siteintelgroup/status/866987377520193540) It is not clear, however, what role the terrorist group may have played in carrying out the terrorist attack, whether it was actively involved in its planning or inspired the attacker's motives.
Police officials said they believe the bombing was carried out by one man with an "improvised detonation device" who died at the scene. Authorities have not released his identity. On Tuesday morning, police also confirmed the arrest of a 23-year-old man in connection with the attack.
With regards to last night’s incident at the Manchester arena, we can confirm we have arrested a 23-year-old man in South Manchester.
— G M Police (@gmpolice) May 23, 2017 (https://twitter.com/gmpolice/status/866970384033251328) Speaking from the West Bank on Tuesday, President Donald Trump denounced the attackers as "evil losers." He said he would specifically decline to describe them as "monsters," because he believed they would "like that term."
"I will call them from now on 'losers' because that's what they are," Trump said at a press conference alongside Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. "They are losers, and we'll have more of them, but they are losers. Remember that."
WATCH: Trump brands terrorists "losers" in response to Manchester suicide attack pic.twitter.com/hfjzNAAs7h (https://t.co/hfjzNAAs7h)
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) May 23, 2017 (https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/866934532498436096) Monday's attack is the country's deadliest since the 2005 bombings of the London subway system.
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