IS Reclaims Stop For Himself

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) confirms the lethal attack on a Swiss biker in Tajikistan The FDFA has granted consular protection, he added. He is in contact with wounded Swiss, parents and local authorities.

On Monday night, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist militia claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt. The ISI militia said that a "delegation of Caliphate soldiers" had committed the assassination, as reported by the evaluation of Islamist Internet sites of American society SITE. The attack was for "citizens of the Crusader States".

In total, four people were killed and two others wounded in the attack. Among them is also a Zurich couple: Mario F. * († 62) was killed in the attack. Marianne G. * (59 years old) was injured.

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Attacked in Tajikistan: the Swiss couple Mario F. and Marianne G.
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The attackers had "knives and guns" with them, interior minister Ramason Hamro Rahimsoda said in the capital Dushanbe on Monday. The other victims are two cyclists from the United States and one from the Netherlands.

Five suspects shot, four arrests

Police reportedly shot five suspects during their search – among them the owner of Tatfahrzeug, 21 years old. Four other suspects had been arrested.

One of the two injured victims was injured by a knife wound, said the Minister of the Interior. The condition of the victim is stable. A seventh member of the cycling group, a Frenchman, remained unscathed and was questioned by the police.

The attack occurred in the Danghara district, 150 kilometers south of the capital Dushanbe, on the popular Pamir highway.

Hard action against fundamentalism

Tajikistan is the poorest of the former Soviet republics and is an authoritarian regime headed since 1992 by President Emomali Rakhmon. The majority of the population is Muslim. The authorities are suppressing religious fundamentalism. In 2015, Tajikistan made speeches with radical measures such as forced barracks and restrictions on the pilgrimage to Mecca. (SDA / noo)

Posted on 30.07.2018 | Updated at 23:22