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| ISIS claims responsibility for Minnesota mall stabbings | ISIS claims responsibility for Minnesota mall stabbings |
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| Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has claimed the man who stabbed eight people in a Minnesota shopping mall on Saturday as one of its “soldiers,” without specifying if the still-unidentified suspect, who was shot dead, was in direct contact with the Islamist group. | Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has claimed the man who stabbed eight people in a Minnesota shopping mall on Saturday as one of its “soldiers,” without specifying if the still-unidentified suspect, who was shot dead, was in direct contact with the Islamist group. |
| “The executor of the stabbing attacks in Minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition,” said a statement published by Amaq, a news agency associated with the group. | “The executor of the stabbing attacks in Minnesota yesterday was a soldier of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition,” said a statement published by Amaq, a news agency associated with the group. |
| A man dressed in a private security guard uniform stabbed eight people in the Crossroads Center Mall in St. Cloud, a city 100km northwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. He was then killed by an off-duty policeman from another jurisdiction. None of the victims sustained life-threatening wounds, and all but one have been discharged from the hospital. | A man dressed in a private security guard uniform stabbed eight people in the Crossroads Center Mall in St. Cloud, a city 100km northwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. He was then killed by an off-duty policeman from another jurisdiction. None of the victims sustained life-threatening wounds, and all but one have been discharged from the hospital. |
| Eyewitnesses reported that the man asked at least one person if they were a Muslim during the rampage, while others said that his words referenced Allah. | Eyewitnesses reported that the man asked at least one person if they were a Muslim during the rampage, while others said that his words referenced Allah. |
| Islamic State has repeatedly called for its supporters to stage terrorist attacks in the West, and has often praised their executors as their “soldiers” in public statements. | |
| While some, like those who carried out the Paris attacks last year, have substantive links with the Syria- and Iraq-based organization, and received training and support, others, such as the Orlando shooter who killed 49 people in a gay club in June, are thought merely to have been inspired by Islamic State. |