Redouane Lakdim, the man who carried out the France shooting was a 26-year old known for petty crimes and possession of drugs. Photo: ReutersToulouse/Cairo: Islamic State on Friday claimed a shooting in the southwestern French town of Trebes, but gave no evidence. Islamic State said in a statement released online that a “soldier of the caliphate” had carried out the France shooting. The station reported that the hostage-taker has claimed allegiance to Islamic State and that he has demanded the release of Salah Abdeslam - the prime surviving suspect in the Islamic State attacks that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015. The Paris prosecutor’s office said counter-terrorism prosecutors were investigating the incident but did not comment on the possible Islamic State allegiance.

Source: Mint March 23, 2018 15:22 UTC