ISIS CLAIMS IT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTACK

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 29 Coptic Christian pilgrims traveling on a bus south of Cairo.

The militant- linked Amaq News Agency, carried the claim, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, a U. S.- based group that tracks jihadist organizations and their online activities.

Gunmen in SUVs opened fire Friday on the caravan of Coptic Christians heading to the monastery of St. Samuel the Confessor in the Minya governorate about 130 miles south of Cairo.

The attack came days after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bombing in Manchester, England.