the Islamic State group claims the attack that killed two people in Toronto

The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for the two-year-old attack deaths, Sunday in Toronto (Canada), announced Wednesday, July 25 its propaganda agency. The attack was perpetrated by "one of the IS soldiers" who followed "calls to target the nationals of the coalition countries" international anti-jihadists, according to the propaganda agency of the IS. An 18-year-old girl and a 10-year-old girl were killed and 12 were injured by a 29-year-old gunman identified as Faisal Hussain, living in Toronto.

The badailant shot at random pedestrians strolling along a bustling artery of the city's Greek district, before targeting crowded restaurants. Quickly arrived at the scene, the police opened fire on the man, who was found dead moments later in an alley, according to investigators. According to the family of the author of the shooting, the latter suffered from his childhood of "serious mental problems" that he was never able to overcome, even if he took medication and followed In December, the Canadian authorities indicated that the country was still under threat from attacks by "violent extremists" including persons born or sympathizers of the Islamic State (IS) group. Between January 1 and July 14, 2018, Toronto, the fourth largest metropolis in North America, saw 220 shootings that killed 27 people, 196 shots and 17 deaths for the whole year 2017, according to official statistics