IS behind Berlin truck attack: jihadist-linked agency

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AFP Beirut
Last Updated : Dec 21 2016 | 1:32 AM IST
A "soldier" of the Islamic State group carried out a truck attack that killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market, a news agency linked to the jihadists said today.
"A soldier of the Islamic State carried out the Berlin operation in response to appeals to target citizens of coalition countries," the IS-linked Amaq news agency said in a statement posted online.

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First Published: Dec 21 2016 | 1:32 AM IST

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