Islamic State group says it attacked Italian priest in Bangladesh, critically wounding him
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The Islamic State group says it was behind this week's attack on an Italian priest in Bangladesh that critically wounded the man.
A statement posted on a militant website Friday says the priest was shot several times with a gun fitted with a silencer.
Three men on a motorcycle fired shots at 57-year-old Piero Arolari as he was riding his bicycle in the town of Dinajpur on Wednesday. The town is located about 415 kilometers (260 miles) north of the capital, Dhaka.
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In its statement, IS accused Arolari of "Christianizing campaigns." The Islamic State radio, al-Bayan, also reported the claim.
IS has claimed responsibility for the two earlier attacks on foreigners in Bangladesh but the government says the extremist Sunni militant group does not have a presence in the country.