Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, according to Amaq, a news agency that supports Islamic State. The Syrian who blew himself up in southern Germany, wounding 15 people, had pledged allegiance to Islamic State on a video found on his mobile phone, the Bavarian interior minister said on Monday. He was initially thought to be Afghan but federal Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has since said he may have been from Pakistan. Police said neither Sunday's machete attack nor Friday's shooting in Munich bore any sign of connections with Islamic State or other militant groups. The 27-year-old arrived in Germany two years ago and claimed asylum, a federal interior ministry spokesman said.

Source: Thanhnien News July 25, 2016 14:37 UTC