(Reuters) The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Saturday for a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen that killed three people on Friday.
The militant group said in a statement on its Telegram account that the attack was carried out by one of its members “in revenge for Muslims in Palestine and everywhere.”
It did not immediately provide any evidence for its assertion and it was not clear how close any relationship between the attacker and Islamic State was.
(Radio Free Europe) The Polish authorities have deported five Tajik nationals suspected of having links to the Islamic State group and recruiting Poles and Ukrainian citizens for terrorist acts in Poland. Radio Poland reported on September 28 that four of the Tajik […]
(Jerusalem Post) The central European country Switzerland may follow the decision made by its neighbor Germany and ban all Hezbollah activities within its territory. The Swiss federal council agreed on Wednesday to examine an application titled “Report on the activities of the […]
(JTA) The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it was “appalled” that Charles Kupperman, who served on the board of a group that peddled conspiracy theories about Muslims, is serving as interim national security adviser. “While we welcome the resignation of John Bolton, […]
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