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Swiss: No terror or far-right ties in Zurich mosque attack
Associated Press ^ | Dec 20, 2016 10:14 AM EST | Oleg Cetinic

Posted on 12/20/2016 10:51:25 AM PST by Olog-hai

Swiss police have found no radical Islamist or far-right motives by a gunman who killed himself after carrying out a shooting spree at Zürich mosque that wounded three worshipers, a top police official said Tuesday.

Authorities are still investigating the possible motive of the 24-year-old Swiss citizen of Ghanaian origin with a penchant for the occult who carried out Monday’s shootings in Switzerland’s largest city. […]

The suspect, who was not identified by name but had a criminal record for a bike theft years ago, had only days earlier repeatedly stabbed and killed an acquaintance of South American origin with whom he had been arguing. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: mosque; rop; switzerland; zurich

1 posted on 12/20/2016 10:51:25 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Sounds like a tribalist Ghanaian, just doing what tribalists do.


2 posted on 12/20/2016 10:53:47 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Cicero

Diversity! It always works out exactly as conservatives predict, but liberals are always clueless on what happened and why.


3 posted on 12/20/2016 10:56:33 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Cicero

Man, how a person of Ghanaian origin ever become a Swiss citizen? The Swiss have a very closely kept policy of only allowing persons who have relevant Swiss roots to come to Switzerland and become citizens. In Switzerland, there is a sharp distinction between long-term residents, and actual Swiss citizens. Naturalization is not normally extended to persons who have any stain upon their character. Once citizenship is granted, moreover, it is incumbent of the new citizen to conform to the duties placed upon all adult and able-bodied, to become part of the national military reserve forces.


4 posted on 12/20/2016 11:08:37 AM PST by alloysteel (It is OK to use the greeting "Merry Christmas" again. Happy birthday, Jesus!)
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To: alloysteel

wrong, post 2005 military reforms one does not even have to serve in the army anymore, one can serve in the Swiss equivalent to the peace corp.

A decision which will lead to a mental split in the populace, as the young men are getting to entirely different coming of age experiences.


5 posted on 12/20/2016 11:21:20 AM PST by Frederick303
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To: Pollster1

Ghanian Muslims are conservative and a natural fit for the Republican Party. We should bring in as many as possible.

/Bush Family Meth Hit Club


6 posted on 12/20/2016 11:24:45 AM PST by Dagnabitt (Trump - Because countries without Islamic immigration are countries without Islamic terrorism.)
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To: Olog-hai

“The suspect, who was not identified by name but had a criminal record for a bike theft years ago, had only days earlier repeatedly stabbed and killed an acquaintance of South American origin with whom he had been arguing. …”

Only days earlier this guy killed someone???

He was walking around and able to attack other people???

Switzerland???

What is going on there???


7 posted on 12/20/2016 12:06:51 PM PST by Cap Huff (1776 - Washington fought on our side. 2016 Washington is fighting against us . . .)
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