Reports of a stabbing attack in Solingen in Germany and the arrest of a person of central Asian origin who had apparently known the attacker have prompted speculation about whether the attack had a connection with the Islamic State. The group is now tentatively claiming the attack through its Amaq News outlet, claiming that the attack was conducted by a "soldier" of the Islamic State principally in revenge for the Muslims of Palestine (probably alluding to German support for Israel amid the ongoing military campaign in Gaza) and elsewhere. The victims of the attack are, as with the Russia attacks earlier this year, framed as 'Christians.' The claim of an Islamic State connection at least in terms of the attacker's allegiance to the Islamic State seems credible and will likely be followed by a further 'official' Islamic State claim and further Islamic State reports on the matter. Such materials on the attack will be posted and translated below.
(NB: For my colleague Peter Neumann's German version of this post, see here).
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