Stabbings In The UK... On New Year's Eve.

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New year's eve and people will be enjoying themselves.
And we can't have that, can we?

Just In:

Three stabbed including cop in 'frenzied knife attack' in Manchester

A "FRENZIED" knife attack at Manchester's Victoria Train Station has left multiple people injured,
as people say they feared it was "terror-related".

'At least three people have been stabbed including two members of the public and a British Transport
Police (BTP) officer. They have been rushed to hospital as police remain on the scene.



BTP were called just before 9pm this evening as a man wielding a knife stabbed members of the public.

A man tweeted: "A terrorist attack at Manchester Victoria – crazy".
Another said: "No trams at Victoria due to terrorist attack #Victoria #terrorist #Manchester".
The station is next door to Manchester Arena which was the scene of a deadly terror attack at an Ariana
Grande concert in May 2017.

BTP said in a statement: "Officers are attending Manchester Victoria station following reports of a man
wielding a knife. "We received the call at 8.52pm on Monday, 31 December.
"A man has been detained and two members of the public, a man and a woman have been taken to hospital
with knife injuries. "A BTP officer is also receiving treatment for a stab wound to the shoulder.

"British Transport Police remain at the scene along with colleagues from Greater Manchester Police and the
North West Ambulance Service." The station remains closed and officers are at the scene, police said.

In 2017, Salman Ramadan Abedi, a 22-year-old local man of Libyan ancestry, detonated a suicide vest
–killing 23 people and injuring 139, many of them children.
It was the deadliest attack and the first suicide bombing in Britain since the July 7, 2005 London bombings...'

SOURCE:

[Mystic Wanderer]

There's always got to be one in the crowd to mess things up for everyone else.    

This is a sad way to start out the New Year.  My empathy goes out to them.  

[guohua]

The Damn Attention Seeking Animal Needs To Be Hung Right There and NOW!

[Ninurta]

The Damn Attention Seeking Animal Needs To Be Hung Right There and NOW!

Isn't hanging a little quick for them?

I think maybe they should be disassembled slowly. By a rabbi. With a rusty sardine can lid. And get the rabbi drunk first, so that his hand shakes a lot, and occasionally forgets what he's supposed to be doing for a few minutes...

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I awoke to a new year with a surprise that the BBC happened to have an employee at the train station
at the time of the stabbing incident. Usually, any reference to a religious aspect of -what are becoming
regular crimes, are missed out along with a description of the suspect.

'...BBC 5 live producer Sam Clack, who had been at the station at the time, said he saw a man stabbed
on a tram platform at the station, which is next to Manchester Arena, "feet from me".

Mr Clack also said he heard the knifeman shouting "Allah" during the attack, along with a slogan criticising
Western governments....'

BBC:

As said in another thread, this statement may be part of the slow change occurring in the UK.
Since the Beeb are seen as the vanguard of diversity in this country, this comment from someone
witnessing the incident is something I never reckoned on.
We'll see.

The Daily Star went further, it reported that:

'...The BBC producer, from Newcastle, said the suspect was held down, he said: “As long as you keep
bombing other countries this sort of shit is going to keep happening.”...'

Daily Star:

An odd comment to miss out from the BBC's article. But then again, to report this criticism could be viewed
as an alignment of the BBC with Trump's Syrian decision... and we can't have that, can we?!!
...........................


The other 'New Year' terrorist-like attack was in Tokyo.

'...A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the new year on one of Tokyo's most famous streets.
The man driving the car fled the scene but was later arrested by police for attempted murder.

Nine people were injured, one seriously, by the attacker who struck in the Harajuku fashion district shortly after
midnight. The street, which was sealed off to traffic, was packed with people heading to a shrine for New Year's
prayers.

The 21-year-old driver of the van was identified as Kazuhiro Kusakabe.

Police told broadcaster NHK that he initially told them he had conducted a terrorist act, but then later claimed it
was related to executions. It was not clear if he was referring to a specific execution or capital punishment in
general.

Kyodo news agency cites investigative sources saying a tank of kerosene had been found in his car and that he
had allegedly planned to set the vehicle on fire...'

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An update on the Manchester stabbings, it's curious that they're calling it a 'mental health' issue and
yet, classify it as a terrorist act.

Manchester stabbings suspect detained under mental health laws.

'A terror suspect arrested over a "frenzied" knife attack on three people in Manchester has been detained
under mental health laws.

The 25-year-old is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbings on New Year's Eve at
the city's Victoria railway station. Police said there was "nothing to suggest" others were involved.

Officers have been praised for their "fearless" response in containing the attacker with pepper spray and
Tasers. In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said the suspect had been assessed by specialist staff
and detained under the Mental Health Act.

The three victims were stabbed at about 21:00 GMT and taken to a nearby hospital with "serious" but not
life-threatening injuries.A woman, aged in her 50s, suffered injuries to her face and stomach, while a man
-also in his 50s - has injuries to his stomach.

The officer, a police sergeant in his 30s, sustained knife wounds to his shoulder during the attack, but has
since been released from hospital.

Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson, of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), told reporters at a briefing at
force HQ the suspect lived in the Cheetham Hill area of the city. Earlier, officers raided a semi-detached house
on Schoolside Close, a mile north of Manchester city centre.

Nearby resident Nousha Babaakachel, 40, said a Somali family lived at the address, a mother and father of five
in their 40s, who came to live in the street about 12 years ago from the Netherlands.
She said two of the four sons were at university, one works at Manchester Airport and the youngest is back in
Somalia. They also have a daughter.
Both parents attend the local Khiza Mosque.

'Terrorism investigation'
At the briefing, Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: "I know that the events of last night will
have affected many people and caused concern. "That the incident happened so close to the scene of the
terrorist attack on 22 May 2017 makes it even more dreadful."

Mr Jackson had said that "given how frenzied the attack was" officers had been considering the state of the
suspect's mental health. "There is wide reporting in the press about what the attacker allegedly said during
the incident and because of this we want to be clear, we are treating this as a terrorism investigation," he said.

He explained officers were "retaining an open mind in relation to the motivation for this attack".
Police recovered two knives at the scene but do not yet know if both were used.

Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn both said the victims were in their thoughts,
with Mrs May praising the "courageous response" of the emergency services, and Mr Corbyn highlighting
their "bravery". The Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he wished those injured a "full recovery".

Assistant Chief Constable Sean O'Callaghan, from British Transport Police, said he was "incredibly proud" of
the four officers who detained the suspect. They were "fearless, running towards danger and preventing further
harm coming to passengers," he said.

BBC 5 live producer Sam Clack, who had been at the station at the time, said he saw a man stabbed on a tram
platform at the station "feet from me". Mr Clack also said he heard the knifeman shouting "Allah" during the attack,
along with a slogan criticising Western governments.
He added he was "close to jumping on the tracks" as the attacker had a "long kitchen knife".

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said the attacks appeared to be an "isolated incident".



Mr Clack said he heard a "blood-curdling scream" before he looked down the platform.
"It looked like they were having a fight, but the woman was screaming."
"He came towards me. I looked down and saw he had a kitchen knife with a black handle with a good, 12in blade.
It was just fear, pure fear."

He said police used pepper spray and a Taser on the detained man, who he said had been "resisting arrest".
He said he saw "six or seven" officers on top of the man, who he described as "very skittish".
"He was very aggressive and very intent on causing more harm than he actually did," he said.
"It was very, very scary."...'

BBC:

The Sun report it with a bit more of the suspect's comments. Too rich for the BBC -me thinks!

Terror cops raid suspect’s home after knifeman screaming ‘'LONG LIVE THE CALIPHATE' ’
stabs cop and couple in New Year’s Eve rampage.

Terrified bystanders have described the moment a knifeman allegedly carrying a 12-inch kitchen
blade launched a bloody attack at Manchester Victoria Station.

'Cops have raided a family home in Manchester as they widened their investigation into the "frenzied"
New Year's Eve terror attack. Three people, including a British Transport Police officer, were injured
after being attacked on a platform at Manchester Victoria Station around 9pm.

Horrified passengers described hearing a "blood curdling scream" and were forced to run down the tracks
after seeing a man wielding a 12-inch kitchen knife.

He was also heard screaming the phrase "Allahu Akbar" - Arabic for "God is great" -and "long live the Caliphate"
-a possible reference to ISIS -during his arrest.

Cops confirmed the vicious attack is being treated "as a terrorism investigation".
A 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder was last night detained under the Mental Health Act.

What we know so far:

*Three people, including a BTP officer, were injured by the knifeman around 9pm on New Year's Eve
*Armed with two knives, he stabbed his three victims at Manchester's Victoria station in a "frenzied" attack
*The suspect yelled 'Allahu Akbar' and ranted about the UK's foreign policy during the attack
*He was Tasered and pepper-sprayed at the scene before being arrested and taken away by cops
*Counter-terror police believe the attack was carried out by a "lone wolf"
*The suspect arrested on suspicion of attempted murder detained under Mental Health Act
*Cops today raided a house in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, where they believe the suspect lives
*Woman with hijab praised for helping terror attack victims

Yesterday police were also pictured raiding a home in Cheetham Hill - just a mile from the station
-where the suspect lived. Neighbours said the family moved to the UK from Somalia via Holland
about 10 years ago.




The parents live with three of their four sons and a daughter in their semi-detached house .
Their eldest son, who has not been arrested, is believed to work at Manchester Airport.
Another son is understood to have returned to Somalia after allegedly being excluded from school.
The dad and sons are believed to worship at the nearby Khizra mosque...'

The Sun:

There's more in the link, but it's basically a rehash of the BBC's stunted version.