The ISIS on Saturday claimed responsibility after a man stabbed seven people on the street in a Russian city before being shot dead by police, despite investigators saying it was probably not a terrorist attack. “The executor of the stabbing operation in the city of Surgut in Russia is a soldier of the ISIS,” ISIS propaganda outlet Amaq said in a statement, after the jihadists also claimed responsibility for twin attacks in Spain that left 14 dead.
The attack comes a day after stabbing spree in Finland, which left two people dead and is being investigated as a terrorist attack, although the assailant’s motive is unknown.