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| Ohio diner owned by Arab-Israeli reopens after machete attack | ||
| 2016-02-17 | ||
An Ohio restaurant owned by an Arab-Israeli reopened days after four patrons were maimed in a machete attack. The Nazareth Restaurant and Deli in Columbus reopened Monday, with its display of an Arabic greeting and Israeli flag still prominently positioned at the entrance to the restaurant.
Police identified the assailant as Mohammed Bary and said he had come to the restaurant earlier and asked a worker where the owner was from originally. Bary was shot and killed by police about two miles from the restaurant after lunging at officers with the machete and a knife. The Tower reported that when asked whether he would consider removing the Israeli flag as a precaution, Barsani swiftly rejected the idea. "Actually I have another flag, and I am going to get a bigger flag, and I am going to get a Star of David necklace and put it on my chest, and I am going to get a tattoo," he declared. "I come from the Middle East," Baransi said. "I come from Israel, and this has been a big thing here. You know, we are Israelis, used to this in our lives, people attacking us and wanting to kill us." The FBI is reportedly involved in the investigation to help determine a motive for the attack and whether it was terror-related. The injured patrons are expected to recover. | ||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 He's an Arab Christian, Steve. If he hadn't been living in Israel before he came here, he'd likely be dead. Looks like the attacker was trying to remedy that. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2016-02-17 21:24 |
| #7 Nice AlanC "What do you expect us to use man, harsh language?" |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-02-17 18:37 |
| #6 Awesome! |
| Posted by: newc 2016-02-17 17:25 |
| #5 .what do you do? Draw...aim center mass...fire for effect. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-02-17 17:10 |
| #4 Well hell yeah Baransi! Sounds like the customers did well. Sitting there, eating lunch, trying to figure the rest of the day, and effn' hackbar comes in...what do you do? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-02-17 13:06 |
| #3 I appreciate that an Arab-Israeli identifies as an Israeli when times get tough... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2016-02-17 07:48 |
| #2 Not yet Gorb. Officially, it still appears 'random' even though the FBI was called in. Top men. We have top men on the case. In happier news, there was a huge turnout at the restaurant Monday and Tuesday. So much so they ran out of food. No worries - we will go back. |
| Posted by: GORT 2016-02-17 07:21 |
| #1 I wonder if police have figured out the perp's motive yet . . . . |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-02-17 01:00 |