STRASBOURG, France — The gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg was shot dead by French police on Thursday as the Islamic State jihadist group claimed him as one of its "soldiers". The propaganda wing of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Tuesday's attack. It is also not the first time a Christmas market has been targeted in Europe. In 2016, a jihadist attacked a Christmas market in Berlin and went on the run through the Netherlands and France before being shot and killed three days later in northern Italy. Defiant officials insisted the Strasbourg market would reopen as usual on Friday.

Source: Philippine Star December 14, 2018 00:33 UTC