Islamic State claims responsibility for terrorist attack in Vienna but provides no evidence

Published November 3, 2020 8:17pm ET



The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Vienna that left at least five people dead and 22 injured on Monday but provided no evidence to support its statement.

The statement in the terrorist group’s Amaq News Agency included an image of a man referred to as Abu Dagnha al Albani who, according to France 24, allegedly conducted the attack with guns and a machete around 8 p.m. local time on Monday, across six locations in the city. The shooter was “neutralized” by the Austrian police.

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