Sunday, September 18, 2016

IS Soldier Stabs Eight inside St. Cloud,Minn. Mall; Suspect Shot and Killed by Off-Duty Police Officer

An ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) affiliated news agency said today (September 18, 2016) that a man who was killed after stabbing eight people last night inside a Minnesota mall was "a soldier of the Islamic State," according to the Washington Post website.

The attack occurred around 8 p.m. inside the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota, about 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The still-unnamed man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer.

The suspect -- who was wearing a private security uniform -- made at least one reference to Allah during the attack. All of the eight victims of the attack suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and one remains at a hospital.

In a statement today, Amaq News Agency said the suspect "carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition."

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