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Toronto attacker says ‘Allah’ told him to stab soldiers
2016-03-16
[IsraelTimes] Police investigating if Ayanle Hassan Ali’s assault on a military recruitment office was an act of terrorism

A man who stabbed two Canadian soldiers at a military recruiting office in Toronto on Monday said he was acting on orders from "Allah," police said.

Police chief Mark Saunders told a presser, however, that suspect Ayanle Hassan Ali, 27, appears to have acted alone and that so far "there is nothing to suggest the accused is working with anyone or in concert with any organization."

The alleged assailant entered a government office building Monday afternoon and without provocation stabbed a soldier in the arm at the reception desk, then sought to wound a second soldier before he was subdued.

Neither victim was seriously maimed, police said.

Saunders said the suspect was overheard saying at the scene of the assault, "Allah told me to do this, Allah told me to kill people."

Ali was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possessing a dangerous weapon. He was scheduled to make a brief court appearance in the afternoon.

Asked if Sherlocks viewed the assault as an act of terrorism, Saunders said: "We’re looking into it."

The Toronto police have asked federal prosecutors and security agencies for help in determining if there is a link to organized bad boy movements, he said.

"The investigation’s incredibly early, there has to be a lot of analysis that has to be done so we can give a full and proper picture as to what exactly motivated this act," Saunders explained.

"At this point in time, the charges that we’ve laid are criminal," he said.

Few details were released concerning the suspect, who was born in Montreal and moved to Toronto in 2011.

Following his arrest, he was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation.
Either a jihadi or schizophrenic? There is always the possibility he is both...
Posted by:trailing wife

#8  
Posted by: 3dc   2016-03-16 15:58  

#7  Was it Allah the Merciful or Allah the All-Forgiving?
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-03-16 15:20  

#6  Delightful, Shipman. :-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-03-16 15:16  

#5  We're trying to find the net. I think he ate it.
Posted by: Pappy   2016-03-16 14:44  

#4  OK, who let him out?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-03-16 13:15  

#3  Want some poison in your water.?
ExLax in your tea?
What's all these questions Shin-Bet asking me?
This is the craziest resistance that ever could be
Don't turn off the lights TW will find me see?

Allah told me to cut and run
Allah told me to cut and Run
That's the way to stay soooon, yo



Posted by: Shipman   2016-03-16 11:50  

#2  Following his arrest, he was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation.

"Yep. Definitely a Muslim."
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-03-16 03:13  

#1  Did Allan tell Ali to act apologetic about his order?
Posted by: gorb   2016-03-16 00:12  

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