Islamic State tells jihadists to kill French, coalition citizens
The group calling itself Islamic State called on its supporters to kill citizens of Western countries taking part in the US-led anti-jihadist coalition by any means, in a statement posted online on Monday.
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"If you can kill a disbelieving American or European, especially the nasty and filthy French, or an Australian, or a Canadian... including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him," said Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the group's spokesman, in a message released in several languages.
The United States and France are carrying out air strikes against IS targets across Iraq and are seeking to build an international coalition against the group which is perceived as a global threat.
The jihadists, who have declared a "caliphate" straddling Iraq and Syria, control swathes of territory in both countries.
Adnani's message, which was released in an Arabic audio recording, together with transcripts in English, French and Hebrew, gave instructions on how the killings could be carried out without military equipment.
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