Islamic State claims responsibility for Barcelona van attack
CAIRO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in which a van plowed into crowds in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Thursday, the group's Amaq news agency said.
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"The perpetrators of the Barcelona attack are soldiers of the Islamic State and carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting coalition states," the agency said, referring to a United States-led coalition against the Sunni militant group. (Reporting by Ali Abdelaty; Writing by Ahmed Aboulenein; Editing by Alison Williams)
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