Islamic State claims responsibility for Manchester arena attack

CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State 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 group posted 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. (Reporting by Omar Fahmy; Editing by Andrew Heavens)