Absolutely!
If a person unfamiliar looked casually at this, he just could not imagine what an obvious ASSAULT this was (as the police are charging).
This is THE outdoor spot where students longue about between classes on nice days....not a place you could run into with a car because a bug flew in your eye! This was attempted murder.
I just learned about this a few minutes ago. As it happens, I just watched CBS Evening News where, of course, it did not appear. UNC has had cartoon controversy. Now Mohammed deliberately (by numerous accoutns) launches a murder attempt by vehicle against relaxing students.
Oh yea....it wouldn't be news on C-BS because it doesn't insult the president.
Campus police said Taheriazar used an area designed to give access to Lenoir Hall to work his way to the Pit. Coming from the parking lots in the north side of Davis Library, a car could travel down the side of the cafeteria and end up in the Pit from there. Normally, there are barricades up but on Friday, they were not in place.
http://www.wral.com/news/7651436/detail.html
Authorities told NBC-17 Taheriazar made a comment while he was being taken into custody which prompted police to rush to University Commons Apartment Complex off of Smith Level Road. Tehar
Police, SWAT teams and fire departments have swarmed the complex. Capt. Joel Booker, of the Carrboro Police Department, told NBC-17 authorities have not entered Taheriazar's apartment. They are apparently waiting on legal permission to do so.
Taheriazar lives in Apt. D34 in the complex with two roommates. One of the roommates is a UNC student, the other attends a local community college. Authorities have contacted one of the roommates, but are still searching for the other.
http://www.nbc17.com/news/7659137/detail.html
(03/03/06 -- CHAPEL HILL) - The driver of an SUV that plowed into a group of pedestrians at UNC-Chapel Hill on Friday told police it was retribution for the treatment of Muslims around the world, according to ABC News.
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Sources say Taheriazar told police he was seeking retribution for the treatment of Muslims around the world, according to ABC News justice correspondent Pierre Thomas. Taheriazar apparently told police he tried to rent the biggest SUV he could find to use in the attack.
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=local&id=3958312
How has this story died???
This is an attempted multiple murder by a (probably free-lance) Muslim terrorist. Link says perp has told police that he did it because of Muslim mistreatment worldwide.
This was done at a school very recently imbroiled in the cartoon controversy.
This is a BIG story (but I guess we have to wait for the MSM to notice).