The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a shooting in Brussels that killed two Swedes on Monday, saying the attack targeted Sweden because of its membership in a global coalition fighting the jihadists .
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“An Islamic State fighter carried out an attack on Swedish nationals on Monday,” IS said in a statement published on Amaq, the organization’s news agency, adding that “this attack took place against the backdrop of IS operations against Swedish nationals.” the countries of this coalition”.