Berlin attack suspect pledges to ‘slaughter crusader swine’ in video
Clip shows Anis Amri speaking directly to camera while standing outdoors, swearing allegiance to IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
The main suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack was shown pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group in a video released on Friday.
The video, released by IS-linked agency Amaq, showed Tunisian Anis Amri, who was killed when he opened fire on Italian police on Friday, pledging allegiance to IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
The two-minute, 42-second video showed Amri speaking directly to a camera while standing outdoors wearing a winter coat and earphones.
As well as his pledge of allegiance, Amri declared his desire to avenge Muslims killed in air strikes and called for attacks against “crusaders” from the West.
“We are coming to slaughter you, you swine,” he said.
It was unclear exactly where or when the video was filmed. It appeared to have been shot in Berlin. A version with English subtitles was not immediately available.
Amaq had earlier said the man shot dead by Italian police near Milan on Friday carried out the Berlin attack.