Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News – 02-10-2017
Without providing any evidence, the Islamic State or ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Las Vegas attack saying the shooter was a “soldier” who had converted to Islam months ago.
The terror group released two statements on its Aamaq news agency on Monday, hours after the shooting at a country music concert that killed at least 58 people and wounded at least 515.
It did not name the suspected shooter, identified by Las Vegas police as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, but said he had “executed the operation in response to calls to target countries of the coalition” batting the extremist group in Iraq and Syria.
ISIS often claims attacks by individuals inspired by its message but with no known links to the group.
US President Donald Trump described the Las Vegas mass shooting as an act of pure evil and has praised first responders.
The Sunday night mass shooting is officially the deadliest in US history.
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