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Suspect in Paris attack, which left British man injured, ‘pledged support to IS’

Source: AP

A man who allegedly killed a German tourist and injured a British national in a suspected terror attack in Paris had pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, authorities said.

The man, named by AP as Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, is accused of stabbing national on Saturday near the Eiffel Tower.

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