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Suspect in Paris killing of German tourist pledged allegiance to Islamic State- prosecutor

A 26-year-old man suspected of killing a German tourist and wounding two others, including a Briton, near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday night, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a video released on social networks, anti-terrorism Prosecutor Jean-Francois Ricard said on Sunday.

Ricard also told a news conference that the probe currently underway was opened for murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist organization.