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Islamic State hints at attacks in London, Berlin and Rome

Jihadist group threatens further attacks in the West in newly-released video

Armed British police officers on duty in front of Big Ben near the Houses of Parliament in central London. A video released by Islamic State shows images of the House of Commons and the Colosseum in Rome. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Armed British police officers on duty in front of Big Ben near the Houses of Parliament in central London. A video released by Islamic State shows images of the House of Commons and the Colosseum in Rome. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Tue Apr 05 2016 - 13:56

The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday suggesting it may carry out further attacks in the West, naming London, Berlin and Rome as possible targets.

"If it was Paris yesterday, and today Brussels, Allah knows where it will be tomorrow. Maybe it will be in London or Berlin or Rome," said a member of the group in English on the video which showed footage of the aftermath of previous attacks.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for bombings that killed 31 people in Brussels in March and attacks in Paris last November that killed 130.

The video showed images of the House of Commons in London and Rome’s Colosseum.

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Reuters