Mohammed Reza Taheriazar, lone jihadist
Posted on 03/03/2006 9:04:05 PM PST by the anti-liberal
Mohammed Reza Taheriazar, lone jihadist
New details from ABC 11 in Raleigh, N.C., about the Muslim man who plowed into students on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus today:
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.
It happened around noon Friday in front of Lenoir Hall on the campus, in a common area known as the Pit. Paramedics took six people to UNC Hospitals. Five had been released by Friday evening and the sixth was not expected to be admitted.
Officials say none of the people were seriously injured. Three refused treatment at the scene.
Chapel Hill police say they arrested the suspect, Mohammed Reza Taheriazar, 23, of Chapel Hill, shortly after the incident. Several witnesses were able to give police the rented Jeep Cherokee's license plate number.
Police said they would charge Taheriazar, a psychology major who graduated from UNC last semester, with several counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
...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.
By Friday afternoon, a police SWAT team had surrounded a Carrboro apartment complex where Taheriazar reportedly lived.
Taheriazar is a native of Iran and a December 2005 UNC graduate, according to the Raleigh News and Observer.
Bob Owens is updating the story.
Just happened to catch a piece about the incident on Headline News. Didn't catch it all but in what I did see there was no mention of his name, country of origin, or his religion.
My first thought too.
I think you are responding to the wrong person. My link was addressed to Chgogal.
You're right, it's just another isolated incident.
Is this that religion of peace I keep hearing about?
I hope he keeps talking about how many he wanted to kill and how proud he is, he'll just keep ringing up more years on the sentence.
More folks that see this news, the better. Let us see if there is a follow-up to this story from the media.
Ditto.
It's Headline news, why do I not find that surprising? Bet there wasn't any mention or if there was, it was the make and model of the SUV responsible.
I wonder how many of these it will take before we begin seeing some serious backlash
I see that now - sorry 'bout that!
We have been strong because as a people because we came from varying backgrounds to become Americans. To adopt for ourselves the unique American way of life based on foundational moral principle and the resulting freedom.
What we are seeing today...as you well know my friend, it the antithesis of that.
Lack of remorse, yeah that'll do that.
Hey...it's late:)
Title of story from MSNBC:
"SUV plows through N.C. campus crowd"
Obviously, the orders are to bury this story.
Thank goodness for FR and the internet.
There are an unusual number of Palestinian/Muslim Jihadists in North Carolina for some reason... Whats up with that???
That's just like talking about the cartoons and not showing them -- no context. Little things like context make a big difference. But then, these are professionals, we can't expect them to know that!
Thank goodness indeed for the blogosphere, were would we be without it?
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