Islamic State has released a new video bragging that the Las Vegas massacre was revenge for US attacks against their caliphate.  In what appears to be a desperate publicity stunt, the terror group claimed the horrific acts of Stephen Paddock, 64, were down to them, saying they radicalized him months before he shot 59 people dead and injured 527 more on Sunday night. FBI officials rubbished the claims, saying he had no affiliation to any terrorist organizations, but the Islamic extremists took to their propaganda

news agencies to spread the word.  The latest to emerge is on the pro-ISIS Al-Battar Media Foundation who released a two-minute video in English titled Rightful Revenge, unearthed by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).  The video presents excerpts from an eye- witness’s testimony about the attack, from statements by the Las Vegas Sheriff, and from an old recording by British ISIS executioner Mohamed Emawzi, who became known as Jihadi John. In his speech, he says that attacks on Muslims would result in bloodshed in the aggressors’ home countries. READ MORE

 


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