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Germany: Dresden knife attack likely motivated by Islamic extremism
dw.com ^ | 10/21/2020 | dj, tj/rs (AFP, dpa, Reuters)

Posted on 11/04/2020 10:08:39 AM PST by xomething

German police say they have arrested an asylum seeker suspected of killing one person and wounding another in Dresden two weeks ago. Prosecutors are now treating the deadly stabbing as a possible terrorist attack.

A 20-year-old Syrian who stabbed one person to death and wounded another in Dresden was likely motivated by Islamic extremism, German prosecutors said on Wednesday.

The man was arrested on Tuesday evening, police and prosecutors in the eastern German city said. They said the suspect came to authorities' attention as a result of examining evidence at the crime scene.

"Investigations have shown that the dreadful killing in Dresden had an Islamist background," Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said. "Islamist terror is a major, enduring threat to our society that we have to tackle determinedly."

According to the Bild newspaper, that evidence was DNA traces found on the attack weapon, which police discovered not far from the scene of the October 4 crime. The paper said the suspect's DNA was already recorded in police databases and cited a prosecutor as saying that the man already had a police record.

atal attack The authorities said the suspect had an extensive criminal record, including charges of soliciting support for a foreign terrorist organization, and charges of bodily injury, and making threats.

The Dresden stabbing "draws attention, once again, to the dangers of Islamist violence" said Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer.

"Utmost vigilance is necessary, whatever the form of extremism and terrorism."

The alleged attacker came to Germany in 2015 and applied for asylum, according to Der Spiegel magazine. Even though his application was rejected, he has managed to stay in Germany under the so-called "tolerated" status which German authorities give to rejected asylum seekers who cannot be deported.

The two victims, both from the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, were visiting Dresden together. One 55-year-old man died of his injuries in hospital, while a 53-year-old survived despite having been badly wounded.


TOPICS: Current Events; Islam
KEYWORDS: bot; germany; islam; postandrun

1 posted on 11/04/2020 10:08:39 AM PST by xomething
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To: xomething

Germany. Once again-who cares?


2 posted on 11/04/2020 10:09:54 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: xomething

> the dreadful killing in Dresden had an Islamist background

Whaaaaaat? Islam? The same Islam we all know and love? Can’t be.


3 posted on 11/04/2020 10:14:35 AM PST by ArcadeQuarters (Socialism requires slavery.)
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To: xomething
A 20-year-old Syrian who stabbed one person to death and wounded another in Dresden was likely motivated by Islamic extremism, German prosecutors said

That's some good police work there, Fritz!

4 posted on 11/04/2020 10:16:58 AM PST by llevrok (Vote while it is still legal! And often.)
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To: xomething

Impossible. Everybody knows muslims are peaceful..................


5 posted on 11/04/2020 10:18:19 AM PST by Red Badger (Sine Q-Anon.....................very............)
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To: xomething

ROI (Rules of Engagement) with Muslims -

1. If infidels are present, Sunni and Shia sects will unite to enslave (monetary and physical), convert, or kill all infidels

2. If no infidels remain, Sunni and Shia sects will turn against each other to kill, enslave, or annihilate the other sect.

This has been Islam’s working game plan for centuries.


6 posted on 11/04/2020 10:19:05 AM PST by RideForever (We were born to be tested)
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To: xomething

Was there ever any doubt?
Of course it was motivated by Islam.
Killing as a form of worship is what they do!


7 posted on 11/04/2020 10:21:06 AM PST by lee martell
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The least shocking news of the day so far.


8 posted on 11/04/2020 10:22:34 AM PST by RightWingNutJob69
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To: xomething

“German police say they have arrested an asylum seeker suspected of killing one person”

“Give me asylum so I can kill your citizens.”

Idiots.


9 posted on 11/04/2020 10:31:56 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Ghislaine Maxwell lives and Joe Biden is losing.)
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To: llevrok

Eating a head of lettuce might make you poop but no one is sure of that either.


10 posted on 11/04/2020 10:39:46 AM PST by oldasrocks
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To: xomething

And in other news Water is Wet.


11 posted on 11/04/2020 10:40:04 AM PST by DeWalt (Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.)
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To: RideForever

Leon Uris sums up the Islamic mindset and modus operandi very well with this one simple quote from “The Hadj”...

“It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; and the tribe against the world.”


12 posted on 11/04/2020 3:16:36 PM PST by elteemike (Light is faster than sound; that's why so many people appear bright until you hear them speak.)
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