Terror group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly New Year’s attack that left at least 39 club patrons and staff dead at an upscale nightclub.
“In continuation of the blessed operations which ISIS carries out against , a soldier of the brave caliphate attacked one of the most popular nightclubs while Christians were celebrating their holiday,” a statement posted to Twitter reads.
The claim, which comes a day and a half after the attack, cannot independently be verified by CNN — ISIS did not provide sufficient evidence to prove that the attacker carried out the attack on its behalf.
It adds that “the apostate government of should know that the blood of Muslims who get killed by ’s planes and artillery will set afire inside their country.”
The statement did not contain any information about the attacker.
