Knifeman 'shouts Allahu Akbar' in station rampage: Anti-terror police in Manchester

Daily Mail ^ | January 1, 2019 | George Martin

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A knifeman shouting 'Allahu Akbar' has been arrested after stabbing three people in a brutal frenzy in Manchester Victoria station this evening.

Three people were stabbed in the attack at the city center transport hub, including one British Transport Police officer and a man and a woman, both in their 50s.    

The attacker was said to have been armed with a 'long kitchen knife' and was pepper sprayed and tasered before being arrested by police officers.

BBC journalist Sam Clack, who came within touching distance of the attacker, said he heard the man shout 'Allah' as he launched the terrifying frenzy. 

While video posted on Snapchat after the man's arrest showed him shouting 'Allahu Akbar' as he was forced into the back of a police van.

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Full title: Knifeman 'shouts Allahu Akbar' in station rampage: Anti-terror police in Manchester quiz man for attempted murder after two people and one officer are stabbed as suspect is pepper sprayed and Tasered 

[Jeff Chandler]

Authorities are trying to determine a motive.

[Uncle Lonny]

Another mystery motive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd8cRvZZv44

[House Atreides]

Authorities are trying to determine a motive.
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It’s a mystery...likely never to be found.

[SaveFerris]

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Did the knifeman undergo a background check?

In other words, was the weapon registered?

[EEGator]

Clearly it was a radical Catholic spurred on by Dan Brown’s blasphemy.

[DIRTYSECRET]

We need more people walking around packing heat.

[EEGator]

Agreed.

I wonder if we’ll learn from England’s, and Europe’s, downfall? Probably follow them right down the crapper...

[GnuThere]

Yeah, taser & pepper spray - how embarrassing for them.

[BenLurkin]

That is excellent

[Telepathic Intruder]

The motivation here is obvious: racist white Christians made him snap. We’ll have to start a crackdown.

[neverevergiveup]

Was in that station earlier this year, with kids. If that had happened, I would have stopped at nothing until his liver was on the menu at Old Trafford.

[RArtfulogerDodger]

This has NOTING to do with Islam, the Holy Religion Of Peace!!!

Guy must be a Trump supporter, climate denier, birther, or Viet Nam vet...

(Hahaha—SARCASM!)

[Nateman]

Well by golly if he was Islamic it was a lone wolf attack and not motivated by that Koran book in which nearly every page encourages such behavior. /s

[Does so]

Scotland Yard puzzled...

[Doogle]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The Brits wouldn’t know how...

[Travis McGee]

[eartick]

Another one of Obama’s would be sons makes headline....go figure