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Ohio State attacker praised ex-Al Qaeda leader as 'hero' online, sources say
Fox News ^ | November 29, 2016

Posted on 11/29/2016 8:40:58 AM PST by detective

The man who plowed a car into a crowd at Ohio State University before stabbing several pedestrians with a butcher knife on Monday is said to have referred to American-born Al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki as a “hero” on his social media accounts.

Law enforcement sources told Fox News on Tuesday that the reference of al-Awlaki on Abdul Razak Ali Artan’s social media accounts is “deeply concerning” because it could suggest he was self-radicalized before launching the attack.

While a motive has not been confirmed, authorities are looking into whether the car-and-knife attack by the Somali-born student was an anti-U.S. terrorist attack.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 201611; abdulrazakaliartan; alaulaqi; alawlaki; alqaeda; alshabaab; anwaralaulaqi; anwaralawlaki; artan; aulaqi; awlaki; fallschurchcell; gwot; immigrant; immigration; muslim; ohiostate; osu; somali; somalia; somalian; stabbing; terrorism; terrorist
"federal law enforcement officials have raised concerns about online extremist propaganda that encourages knife and car attacks, which are easier to pull off than bombings.

The Islamic State group has urged sympathizers online to carry out lone-wolf attacks in their home countries with whatever weapons are available to them."

1 posted on 11/29/2016 8:40:58 AM PST by detective
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To: detective

Is obama trying to “untangle” this guy’s motives as he did those of the Orlando attacker?


2 posted on 11/29/2016 8:43:15 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: detective

Self radicalized? He was a radical when he got here.


3 posted on 11/29/2016 8:44:02 AM PST by tx_eggman (Liberalism is only possible in that moment when a man chooses Barabas over Christ.)
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To: detective

DEPORT. DEPORT. DEPORT. Since this POS died, DEPORT any and ALL family members, friends and pets!


4 posted on 11/29/2016 8:46:26 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: BenLurkin

John Kasich said his motives will forever remain unclear.


5 posted on 11/29/2016 8:47:13 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (Why work for a living when you can vote for a living?)
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To: detective

Looks like it will not be declared a terrorist attack until Trump is inaugurated.

Thank God this P.C. insanity is almost over.


6 posted on 11/29/2016 8:47:36 AM PST by Gadsden1st
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To: Tea Party Terrorist

Kasich acts and thinks like a DemoRAT....


7 posted on 11/29/2016 8:52:18 AM PST by ncfool ( We are in the United Socialist State of aMeriKa. The USSA. Sheeple of aMeriKa)
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To: detective

I am getting a feeling there is going to be nationwide vigilante squads going after Islamic prayer rugs.

Amazon trucks loaded with prayer rugs mysteriously disapear, campuses have prayer rug bonfires.

Employers now have Federal Laws behind them allowing them the right to NOT have prayer rooms, rugs or foot wash basins at jobsites.

And in order buy one you need a Federal Permit granted only after a 30 day waiting period and a background check. Limited to 10 purchases per year.


8 posted on 11/29/2016 9:01:08 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey (MAGA)
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Trump is triggering “flight forward” panic reactions in the pin balls of the Left. This is good. We should help them. Nothing enrages like laughter and ridicule. The Left has become “quaint”, a social archetype that will soon become comedy relief as a stock sitcom character like Maynard Krebs in “Dobie Gillis”.


9 posted on 11/29/2016 9:01:34 AM PST by Yollopoliuhqui (Smarter - Faster)
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Self-radicalized. Really? That’s quaint.


10 posted on 11/29/2016 9:09:53 AM PST by FamiliarFace
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