French prosecutor claims perpetrator of Paris attack said he belonged to Islamic State

Forensic police investigate the scene after a knife attack that occurred on December 2, 2023 in Paris. EFE/ Yoan Valat

Paris, Dec 3 (EFE). – France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard, confirmed on Sunday that Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, the suspected killer of a German tourist near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday, left a video in which he claimed to belong to the Islamic State (IS). The video was on an X (formerly Twitter) account opened in mid-October, … Read more

Islamic Sate claims attack that killed several and injured dozens in Philippines

Handout photo made available by Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur - Public Information Office ( PGLDS-PIO) shows police investigators conducting an investigation at the site of an explosion in Marawi city, Lanao Del Sur, Philippines, 03 December 2023. EFE/EPA/PGLDS-PIO / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Cairo, Dec 3 (EFE) – The Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for the earlier terrorist attack with an explosive device that left four people dead and another 42 injured during a Catholic mass in Marawi, southern Philippines. In a statement released through its Telegram channel, the terrorist organization said that “the soldiers of the … Read more

Number of injured crosses 40 in Afghanistan foreign ministry bombing

Kabul, Jan 12 (EFE).- Italian nonprofit Emergency, which runs one of the major hospitals in Kabul, on Thursday raised the number of wounded to over 40 a day after a suicide bombing against the Afghan foreign ministry, while the official death toll from the attack remains at five.  After the explosion near the foreign ministry, … Read more