ISIS claims responsibility for Streatham terror attack saying jihadi Sudesh Amman answered call to attack Westerners
ISIS today claimed responsibility for the Streatham stabbing attack and claimed it was carried out by one of its "soldiers" who had answered calls for revenge attacks on the West.
A chilling statement released by the notorious terror organisation's propaganda network Amaq claimed that "knife obsessed" Sudesh Amman was acting on its orders.
It said the 20-year-old's rampage in south London was in response to bloody calls to attack citizens of countries involved in bombing jihadis in Syria and Iraq.
The ISIS statement read: "The operation was carried out by one of the #Daesh fighters in response to our calls to target citizens of countries belonging to the (international) coalition."
However, the statement contained no new details of the attack or the perpetrator, meaning it may have been based on media reports rather than any actual communication with Amman.
Earlier it was revealed counter-terror cops were monitoring Amman before the jihadi's shocking attack on Streatham High Road at 2pm yesterday.
The crazed knifeman knifed an innocent man and woman before armed police shot him dead, just one mile away from the bail hostel where he was staying.
The operation was carried out by one of the #Daesh fighters in response to our calls to target citizens of countries belonging to the (international) coalition
Isis
Furious Boris Johnson last night demanded to know why Amman was released from jail and has vowed to crack down on sick terror offenders.
Amman, from Harrow, North London, was sentenced to more than three years in jail for committing terror offences but let out on automatic release after serving half his sentence just a week ago - despite concerns he still held extremist views.
Isis has a notorious history of linking itself to bloody attacks carried out around the world without every supplying any real evidence.
In December, it also claimed responsibility for the London Bridge attack saying the terrorist was one of its fighters.
Usman Khan stabbed two people to death while wearing a fake suicide jacket on a horrifying rampage in central London.
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The terror group also vowed revenge on the West following the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in October last year.
In a chilling message warlords warned not to "rejoice in the killing" of its former leader before adding future attacks will not be limited to the Middle East.
The speech threatens: "America, don't you realise that the Islamic State is now at the forefront of Europe and West Africa? It is extended from the East to the West."
