Manchester Blast: IS Took responsibility for Assault

The terrorist organisation IS (Islamic State) took responsibility of the blast in Manchester of UK. This information is given by the news agency AFP.

At the night of Monday (May 22nd) in Manchester, 22 people died and about 50 others were injured.

At the time of the attack, American pop singer Arianna Grande was in the program at Manchester Arena. She also expressed grief at the attack.

The 23-year-old singer Ariana Grande tweeted after the incident, "I've been broken. I deeply apologize to the depths of my heart. I do not have the word."

Even before the name of IS in the attack, its supporters were celebrating on the Internet. After the attack the supporters of IS expressed happiness and sent congratulatory messages among themselves.

According to Reuters reports, congratulatory messages were sent using the hashtag from the Twitter account linked to the Islamic State and encouraged for similar attacks in other places.

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed condolences over the victims of the Manchester blasts and expressed condolences to the families of the victims. President Mukherjee said that India is with Britain in this hour of sadness.