Do you think ISIS is taking "credit" for the Manchester bombing just because nobody else has?

At this point, what does it really matter? (Forgive me, I just love saying that, but in this case it is appropriate) Anyone who would take "credit" for a heinous act of terror deserves it. Let them also then deserve the punishment.

It is possible they just want the street cred. It's also possible that they were the ones that planned and executed the attack. At this point, no one will really know for sure until the investigation is complete

Considering the evidence form his social media accounts and other places, no, I don't think they are just taking credit for it. Regardless, ISIS needs to be stamped out before more harm comes to innocent victims as they try and establish their caliphate. Review the history of Islam and the caliphate and you will understand. They don't just take over by war, but by attacks such as this one and establishing themselves within communities and local governments, etc.

ISIS and AQ have "Inspired" attacks, even if they didn't direct them. Also, how many bombings have been terrorism related? I think all of them. How many mass shootings have been terrorism related? Some of them. Bottom line is a bombing like this is either directed or inspired by a terrorist entity.

Terrorist org like ISIS like to claim thing which boost thier profile - involved or not. Let see what the authorities come up with.

ISIS would take credit for a bad hair day if it served their purposes. Did they have an active hand in this incident? Perhaps time will tell.

LCpl Shane Couch
Anything is possible, but there is a reason why we jump to one group of people first when we hear of these attacks...because they are the one doing these types of attacks. A couple decades ago, a bombing in Manchester would have everyone looking for people named Sean instead of Mohammed...but that would not be bigoted...right?
Another reason ISIS feels they can take credit for this...beyond that their supporters did it...is that they have created a model of lone wolf attackers that they know very little about...on purpose...to carry out these attacks. They have learned the dangers of bring their recruits into the area they control...because everyone else in the World is watching the people coming and going into this region.
To your question, yes it could be a deranged soul starting an unaffiliated bombing spree for no reason or the first of a new resurgence of the IRA...but it is not those because the murders would have take credit for their barbarity, and they didn't.

Well according to FOX news last night, he was on the UK Watch List of extremist Muslims. Unfortunately they weren't watching him well enough. He was looking to murder young UK girls at that concert, 12 of the 22 fatalities were girls under the age of 16. What really surprised me was that the UK has specific, by name, details on 850 UK residents who went to the Middle East and joined and fought for ISIS, Alkieda, or a similar terrorist organization. Then returned to the UK after a year or more. Of that 850 only 40 have been charged with criminal acts. It further went on to say several other European nations have similar high known terrorist lists. The highest number came from Belgium which has 18,000 known terrorist fighters currently living in that nation. What was missing from their report was what is that known number of former ISIS terrorists living in the USA?

From the reports of how the bomb was constructed, it was more sophisticated than what the bomber by himself was probably capable of, which means there's a good chance ISIS was involved, especially considering the fact that they're claiming responsibility.

However, their timing sucks. Whatever their goal was, they might have just given Trump some additional credibility in his attempt to get Muslim countries to help stamp out terrorism.

LCpl Shane Couch http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40019135