IS claims attacks in Spain, Russia

Beirut : The Islamic State (IS) yesterday claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks in Spain and stabbings in Russia, in statements carried by the jihadists’ propaganda agency.

“Attacks by the soldiers of the caliphate in Spain... led to the deaths and wounding of more than 120 people from the states of the Crusader alliance,” Amaq said on its Telegram account.

IS said its fighters “ran over several Crusaders with a truck in the coastal town of Cambrils”.

Eight hours after a deadly van attack on Thursday that left 13 people dead in Barcelona, an Audi A3 car rammed into pedestrians in Cambrils, 120 kilometres south of Barcelona.

Police killed the five attackers, some of whom were wearing fake explosive belts. Six civilians and a police officer were wounded in the second attack and one woman later died of her wounds, Spanish authorities said.