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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Germany

By Associated Press
Published July 25, 2016 3:28pm ET
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Germany
German police investigates at the site in Ansbach, Germany, where a failed asylum-seeker from Syria blew himself up and wounded 15 people. The man recorded a cell phone video of himself pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group before he tried to get into the outdoor concert with a bomb-laden backpack. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP) | Daniel Karmann

ANSBACH, Germany — A Syrian man whose asylum bid had been rejected in Germany recorded a cellphone video of himself pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group before he tried to get into an outdoor concert with a bomb-laden backpack. He was turned away and blew himself up outside a wine bar instead, injuring 15 people, authorities said Monday.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.

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