August 24, 2024

Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others. A manhunt for the assailant continued.

The militant group said the attacker is a “soldier of the Islamic State” and that Christians were targeted in the assault, which occurred at a festival in the German city of Solingen late Friday, according to media reports.

The killings were “in revenge for Muslims in Palestine and everywhere,” the group said, according to the reports. It was not clear how close the link was between the attacker and Islamic State.

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