The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched an investigation into Saturday’s stabbing spree at a mall in Minnesota, treating it as a “potential act of terrorism.”
The attack took place on Saturday night, when the knife-wielding attacker, dressed in a private security uniform, went on a rampage inside a mall in St. Cloud and stabbed 8 people before being gunned down by an off-duty police officer.
“We are currently investigating this as a potential act of terrorism, and I do say ‘potential,’” said FBI agent Richard Thornton from the agency’s Minneapolis office.
“We will try to peel back the onion to find out what motivated this individual to commit the horrific act that he did,” he added.
The Daesh (ISIL) terror group claimed responsibility for the attack on Sunday, stating that the attacker had…