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ISIS uses Trump in video touting Brussels attacks

by Jesse Byrnes - 03/24/16 11:53 AM ET

ISIS-linked video celebrates the Brussels attacks – and includes Trump’s claim that the city is a “horror show” pic.twitter.com/AkYYfo0OW8

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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) features Donald Trump in a new video released Thursday that calls for jihad following the attacks earlier this week in Brussels, according to Reuters.

The video feature images of the Republican presidential front-runner, according to Newsweek, and footage of Trump calling Brussels a “horror show” after the attacks.

{mosads}French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is also shown in the video.

ISIS says in the clip that those behind the attacks at the Belgium airport and train station that left dozens dead and more than 200 injured were part of a broader mix of militants in the Middle East.

The video was reportedly released by the pro-ISIS al-Battar Media Foundation and circulated on social media by supporters of the group.

It comes as the Iraqi military, backed by the U.S.-led coalition fighting the group, was poised Thursday to launch an offensive against ISIS to recapture the city of Mosul in northern Iraq.