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Victims Fight Back With Sword In Robbery
KSTP 5 News ^ | 8/9/06 | 5 Eyewitness News

Posted on 08/09/2006 7:44:44 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

Police are investigating reports of severed fingers, after a stabbing in the Uptown area overnight.

Police arrived at 31st and Lyndale Aves. S. in Minneapolis around 3 a.m., finding two victims that appeared to have been stabbed with a two-and-a-half foot Samurai-style sword. The two victims were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center.

Later, two more suspects then showed up at HCMC with stab wounds, and police took those people into custody. The suspects taken into custody were identified as Hossem Chalbi, 18, and Mohammed Khalil, 29.

"I saw the first guy rolling down the stairs at me completely on fire with blood," witness Matthew Tellfair told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. "I did see an EMT coming past with a bag of fingers in their hand saying 'we're going to try and match these up.'"

"And there was one guy with a bloody sword...No joke," added witness Martin Knotsmith. "It was over two feet long and of the Samurai-style, slightly curved, very sharp."

According to police reports, two armed men stormed the apartment with a gun, and a scuffle ensued. One of the victims had a Samurai sword in the apartment and the sword somehow became part of the conflict.

All people involved have non-life threatening injuries.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: chalbi; hossemchalbi; indianajonesincident; khalil; mohammedkhalil; swordlist; swordplay
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To: Egon; Hunble

I'm afraid I have both of y'all beat in regard to steel. ;)


61 posted on 08/10/2006 6:29:06 AM PDT by Xenalyte (who is having the best day ever!)
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To: The Brush

I wonder if that's my Festival.


62 posted on 08/10/2006 6:29:48 AM PDT by Xenalyte (who is having the best day ever!)
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To: Moose Dung; Egon; Hunble
If you want sturdiness, go with a Starfire. That's what we use in stage combat when we can - but they come blunt, so you'd need to sharpen if you want to use for actual defense.

Museum Replicas is our other weapon source.
63 posted on 08/10/2006 6:32:22 AM PDT by Xenalyte (who is having the best day ever!)
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To: Moose Dung

That is very pretty, but unless it's merely for display, a sword that size and model should weigh far more than three pounds, if it's well-made.

If all you ever want to do is hang it on the wall, go for it.


64 posted on 08/10/2006 6:33:25 AM PDT by Xenalyte (who is having the best day ever!)
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To: Moose Dung

Also nice, but I've never heard of that particular weapon shop.

I can perhaps hook you up with a local Renfest that should be able to help. Where are you in the country, if you don't mind telling me? (You can reply via FREepmail if you don't want everyone else to know.)


65 posted on 08/10/2006 6:34:47 AM PDT by Xenalyte (who is having the best day ever!)
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To: NickatNite2003

I got your message and was just teasing you about the number of typos.


66 posted on 08/10/2006 6:35:46 AM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done, needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Xenalyte

"For the record, I was nowhere near the place."

Mmmm....we're going to need photographic proof of your exact whereabouts yesterdy at 3:30 AM CDT.


67 posted on 08/10/2006 9:40:34 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly.)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

I've got an old busted finger joint, that
aches when i attempt to extend it, so I
expect i'll be a figure of fun, yet again
in the future.

:-)


68 posted on 08/10/2006 11:51:35 AM PDT by NickatNite2003
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

At last, an article that makes sense.
What are journalism schools churning out these days?


69 posted on 08/11/2006 10:55:20 AM PDT by Apogee
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To: Moose Dung

Look at highland games, too.
http://www.wildhighlanders.com/main03.html


70 posted on 08/11/2006 10:56:08 AM PDT by Apogee
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To: Apogee

UPDATE: Catch the names on these miscreants....

http://www.startribune.com/467/story/609161.html


71 posted on 08/11/2006 12:09:37 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Those aren't swords. This is a sword, cuts and cauterizes at the same time.


72 posted on 08/16/2006 8:19:50 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: clbiel
From the looks of the perps' names, the victim was getting in touch with their muslum traditions.

Probably from the Somali neighborhoods further east of Uptown.

73 posted on 08/16/2006 8:22:28 PM PDT by Zeroisanumber (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Zeroisanumber
Probably from the Somali neighborhoods further east of Uptown.

Oh, now, don't be so non-PC!!!
74 posted on 08/16/2006 8:27:25 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Fight Crime. Shoot Back.)
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