ISIS has claimed responsibility for Saturday's terror attack in London, according to Amaq News Agency, their "news" (propaganda) outlet.
SITE Intelligence Group reported the statement. SITE's founder, Rita Katz, tweeted:
2) Amaq claim on #LondonAttacks: It was carried out by "a detachment of #ISIS fighters",ie. likely coordinated with #ISIS, not ISIS inspired
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) June 4, 2017
3) Translation of the Amaq claim:
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) June 4, 2017
"A detachment of Islamic State ( #ISIS ) fighters carried out the #LondonAttacks yesterday" pic.twitter.com/VE0CqOuK4M
4) It took #ISIS over 24 hrs to claim the attack, though it was obvious that it would claim the #LondonAttacks
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) June 4, 2017
5) Based on the Amaq claim we should expect an official communique from #ISIS with additional information about the #Londonterrorattack
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) June 4, 2017
ISIS has also claimed responsibility for a terror attack in the Philippines although officials there deny the incident was terror-related. As of this time, there is no evidence other than Amaq's statement that ISIS is responsible for the London attack.
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