Who claimed responsibility for the hotel attack that killed Carsten Thomassen?
Carsten Thomassen (journalist) Carsten Thomassen (15 May 1969 – 14 January 2008) was a Norwegian journalist, political commentator and war correspondent for the Norwegian daily newspaper "Dagbladet". He had earlier covered the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake from Thailand and Indonesia. He was killed in the 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack in Kabul, Afghanistan.
January 2016 Tel Aviv shooting On 1 January 2016, an Israeli Arab gunman opened fire on several businesses on Dizengoff Street, in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing two people and injuring seven others. He also killed a taxi driver while fleeing. Selfie videos from his cell phone were later made public by the Shin Bet, with the videos leading officials to believe that the attack was inspired by ISIS. The event took place in parallel with the 2015-16 Palestinian unrest.