The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group on Friday claimed responsibility for a shooting spree and hostage siege in southern France, AFP reported, citing the group’s propaganda agency.
"The person who carried out the attack in Trebes in southern France is a soldier of the Islamic State and he carried out the operation in response to a call to target states" of the anti-ISIS international coalition, the Amaq agency said in a statement on social messenging app Telegram.
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