(VOVworld) – Islamic State's affiliated news agency Amaq on Thursday released a video purportedly showing one of the two men who attacked a church in northern France this week urging all Muslims to destroy the country.
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| The bell tower of the church is seen after a hostage-taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, July 26, 2016. (photo: Reuters/Pascal Rossignol) |
In the video, 19-year-old Abdel-Malik Nabir Petitjean, formally identified as one of the men who killed a priest in the attack before being shot dead by police, addresses President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls directly, and calls on Muslims to use all available weapons to attack allies of the international coalition fighting Islamist militants in Syria. French authorities are verifying the authenticity of the video.
In another development Russian news agency RT said IS has recruited British citizens for terrorist operations targeting famous places in London.