ISIS claims responsibility for London Bridge attack

June 4, 2017 at 17:44

Multiple groups on Telegram shared images calling for more attacks during Ramadan

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the London Bridge terrorist attack, issuing a statement through its propaganda news service on Sunday.

1) Breaking: #ISIS' #Amaq claims attacks in #London carried out by #ISIS fighters, according to its sources pic.twitter.com/M7xOxzWQq7
— Rita Katz (@Rita_Katz) June 4, 2017

Three attackers mowed down pedestrians before continuing the rampage on foot nearby in Borough Market. Armed police shot and killed the attackers within eight minutes.

Seven people were killed and 48 injured in the attack which began at 10pm local time. Shortly after midnight, police officially declared the attacks at London Bridge and Borough Market as “terrorist incidents.”

Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) supporters celebrated the attack in IS-affiliated groups on the encrypted messaging app Telegram in the aftermath of the attack.

Multiple groups on Telegram shared images calling for more attacks during Ramadan, with supporters referring to each other and the attackers as wolves.

In the aftermath of the Manchester bombing, IS message boards on Telegram featured propaganda banners that also referenced previous attacks in Brussels and Paris.