Investigators work on the street during a police operation during which the suspected gunman, Cherif Chekatt, who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, was killed, in the Meinau district in Strasbourg, France, December 13, 2018
Daesh terror organization said the man who killed three people in Strasbourg was one of its soldiers, the group's Amaq news website said on Thursday, although it provided no evidence for the claim.
An online statement from the group’s Amaq news agency said the attacker "was an Daesh member and carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting citizens of coalition countries" fighting the militant group in Syria and Iraq.
The suspected gunman, Cherif Chekatt, was shot dead on Thursday in a brief gun battle with police after being on the run for 48 hours.
Strasbourg residents mourned the victims of Tuesday's shooting that killed two people after a gunman opened fire at a Christmas market in Place Kleber square before fleeing the scene. Security forces raided his home but failed to find him.
Strasbourg residents mourn victims of shooting