IS Claims Responsibility for Brussels Attack: Tunisian Fighter’s Motive Revealed

2023-10-17 21:03:04

The 45-year-old Tunisian, who had been staying in Belgium illegally since October 2020, sees himself as a fighter for the terrorist organization Islamic State. Now she has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The extremist group Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack in Brussels. One of its fighters committed the crime in which two Swedish citizens were shot, IS said on Tuesday evening via its channel on the messaging service Telegram. After the fatal shooting of two Swedish football fans, the suspected perpetrator was shot dead by the police.

According to the authorities, he was a 45-year-old Tunisian. Shortly following the crime, investigators said they were following up on evidence of an Islamist motive, particularly in connection with the Koran burnings in Sweden. The alleged perpetrator is said to have claimed in an Internet video that he was close to IS and that he had killed the Swedes in order to take revenge in the name of the Muslims. (APA)

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