'IS soldier' carried out Minnesota mall stabbings: Amaq

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AFP Beirut
Last Updated : Sep 18 2016 | 8:42 PM IST
A "soldier" of the Islamic State group carried out the stabbings at a mall in the US state of Minnesota that left eight people wounded, a jihadist-linked news agency said today.
"The executor of the stabbing attacks in Minnesota yesterday (Saturday) was a soldier of the Islamic State who carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition," Amaq news agency said.

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First Published: Sep 18 2016 | 8:42 PM IST

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