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on July 19, 2016 in World News

Brazilian Jihadist group becomes first in South America to pledge allegiance to Isis

Fear of terrorist attacks at the Olympic Games in Brazil has already prompted an increase in airport security Elsa Vulliamy A  Brazilian Jihadist group has pledged allegiance to Isis just weeks before the Olympic Games are due to take place in Rio de Janeiro. According to extremist monitoring group SITE Intelligence, a channel on the Telegram app called Ansar al-Khilafah #Brazil has posted a message of support for Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Portuguese and Spanish versions of Isis’s Nashir Telegram channel have also been released for the first time. It is believed to be the first pledge of allegiance to the group, also known as Daesh...

Fear of terrorist attacks at the Olympic Games in Brazil has already prompted an increase in airport security Elsa Vulliamy A  Brazilian Jihadist group has pledged allegiance to Isis just weeks before the Olympic Games are due to take...

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