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Ramadan in France: Muslim planned knife and machete jihad attack on tourists

Jun 16, 2016 9:18 pm By Robert Spencer

Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani recently called on Muslims to use this Ramadan to “get prepared, be ready … to make it a month of calamity everywhere for nonbelievers…especially for the fighters and supporters of the caliphate in Europe and America.”

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“French suspected Islamist ‘planned knife and machete attack’ on English and American tourists,” by Henry Samuel, Telegraph, June 16, 2016:

A radicalised 22-year old has been arrested in southwestern France with a knife and machete on suspicion of intending to attack “English and American tourists, then security forces”, according to French reports.

Officers from France’s intelligence agency, DGSI, arrested the terror suspect on Monday night at the train station of Carcassonne, a fortified town an hour’s drive from Toulouse – where four matches of the Euro 2016 football tournament are taking place.

According to La Dépêche du Midi, the local newspaper, the unnamed suspect was on a security “S” watch list for potentially dangerous individuals, including would-be jihadists.

He “confessed to investigators that he wanted to attack English and American tourists, before launching an attack on security forces – police and military,” wrote Le Dépêche.

According to Le Parisien, the man also said he intended to target Russians.

Arrested with an “Opinel knife and machete”, he is being held for questioning under suspicion of “links to criminals planning a terrorist act”.

The suspect reportedly comes from Lunel, a town that has been dubbed the “Molenbeek” of the southwestern Hérault region, in reference to the Brussels district home to several of the perpetrators of the Paris attacks of last November, and those in the Belgian capital in March.

At least 20 individuals aged between 18 and 30 have travelled from Lunel to fight alongside Islamists in Syria and Iraq since October 2014, including eight who have died there. More have been prevented from leaving by French intelligence.

More of the global outbreak of mental illness:

According to a source close to the inquiry, the suspect has a history of psychiatric problems and has been diagnosed as schizophrenic, but is considered nonetheless “truly radicalised” with a “serious profile”.

The suspect, who police say became radicalised in 2014 via jihadist Internet propaganda, has been transferred to anti-terror headquarters in Paris, according to France TV Info.

Reports of the arrest came two days after another man with known psychiatric problems – also a schizophrenic – stabbed a 19-year-old girl three times in western France, telling police he had heard voices ordering him to make a “sacrifice” for Ramadan, the Rennes prosecutor said.

“Voices told him that he had to make a sacrifice on the occasion of Ramadan,” the holy Muslim fasting month that began on June 6, prosecutor Nicolas Jacquet told AFP.

The 32-year-old man was immediately assessed by a doctor and sent to a psychiatric hospital after stabbing the girl twice in the wrist and once in the abdomen, Mr Jacquet said, adding that the teenager’s wounds are not life-threatening.

An investigation has been opened into attempted murder.

That attack came a day after a jihadist killed a French police couple in a small town near Paris, in a stabbing inspired by the Islamic State group….

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  1. Cecilia Ellis says

    Jun 16, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    There is a pandemic of mental illness . . . affecting some 1.6 billion people.

    • Gary says

      Jun 16, 2016 at 10:19 pm

      No no…. They’re just following their god! They’re just doing what he would do. He wants to wipe all the infidels off the face of the earth.

      You know…. Innocent women & Children. Honest hard working individuals that give of themselves on a daily basis…. Teachers, Firefighters, Police Officers, Doctors, Special Needs & Elderly Caregivers.

      That’s why they scream that stupid chant every time they murder.

      Allahu akbar! Allahu akbar! Allahu akbar! “God is great.” or… “Our god is greater.”

      Greater? Hmmmm…. Who said that once?

      Oh I know!!

      SATAN: “I will exalt myself. I will be like the Most High God.”

      • Cecilia Ellis says

        Jun 16, 2016 at 10:32 pm

        Indeed!

      • Hector Archytas says

        Jun 17, 2016 at 4:23 am

        As a tax payer, I feel also a criminal as I finance all the “breeding” jihad in France.

        • Lynn Petersen says

          Jun 17, 2016 at 12:29 pm

          Don’t feel guilty….feel angry or sad. We no longer live in a free country. That’s evidenced by the folks in power. As a person who voted for Trump, I am astounded by the corrupt Republicans and Corrupt Dems that are trying to illiminate him. But not only that, they have brainwashed the people into being sheep. They are dictators and anyone whom disagrees with them is labeled a racist or terrorist, plain and simple. Look at the riots. The violence is towards it’s own citizens exercising their right to their own opinions. That doesn’t exist now, unless you want to invite violence or trouble. That is how the left and special interests work….it’s called intimidation. Now WE are being blamed for the tragedy in Orlando!!! The real terrorists will never be named by this administration because of only one reason.,…Money and power over the people.

      • LM Kane says

        Jun 17, 2016 at 6:42 am

        These Muslims are BAT SHIT CRAZY!!!!! Everyone, Listen UP! These people are EVIL not MENTALLY ILL! I have worked in Psychiatry long enough to know the difference.

    • Westman says

      Jun 17, 2016 at 3:37 am

      Islamic mental illness: Drink a little gin and before long, it’s the Jinn doing the talking.

    • Abu Al-Dente says

      Jun 18, 2016 at 6:04 am

      The Qu’ran: written by a mentally ill for the mentally ill

  2. Georg says

    Jun 16, 2016 at 9:41 pm

    Happy Ramadamadingdong

    • Baconator says

      Jun 17, 2016 at 1:46 am

      Don’t worry. Our Muslim friends are having quite a blast!

      • Angemon says

        Jun 17, 2016 at 5:55 pm

        Yeah, they’re keeping it sharp and on point.

  3. common sense says

    Jun 16, 2016 at 9:51 pm

    A knife wielding Jihadist arrested? In an Islamic country? Really? For what? Wanting to kill Infidels in his own land?

    With all the white privilege in the world I betcha if he was white he would have gotten away with it.

    Damn those Muslim police they are so good at their job.

  4. linnte says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 12:22 am

    Looks like the USA Muslims are catching the schizophrenia virus too. One would think if enough Muslims get schizophrenia, the World Health Organization would look into why. Maybe they can discover the truth of the Jihad virus. I have a name for them just in case they need one: Islam.

  5. Lord Wrath says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 12:49 am

    A cure for schizophrenia??? Heavy doses of Lead… Repeat as necessary!!!

    • linnte says

      Jun 18, 2016 at 4:17 am

      Yup!

  6. JohnJ says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 1:09 am

    the ‘voice told him’ is very important. That does not mean he is crazy. The Muslims are certain that there are voices. It constantly occurred to Mohammed. So it is not a light subject. There is also a parallel world of ghosts – called jinns – that daily interfere in the world. Also they believe Allah speaks to them in dreams. I am not kidding here. It is an example of the facts that FBI/CIA should understand and use. From your local taxi driver to the Ayatollah – they believe it.
    but, hey, it has nothing to do with Islam.

    • Champ says

      Jun 17, 2016 at 1:30 am

      “the ‘voice told him’ is very important. That does not mean he is crazy. The Muslims are certain that there are voices. It constantly occurred to Mohammed.”

      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      Indeed!

      • Hector Archytas says

        Jun 17, 2016 at 4:25 am

        As a tax payer, I feel also a criminal as I finance all the “breeding” jihad in France.

  7. Hector Archytas says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 4:35 am

    According to the BBC horizon “hearing voice”, 3 % of people hears voice. What does the voice say depend of what the person believes.

  8. Ali Bey says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 6:16 am

    Euphemistic Hypocrisy of the media. Commentator during Albania-France EuroCup match: One minute silence for the “deceased two French policemen”, instead of saying ASSASSINATED.

  9. Richard Paulsen says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 6:54 am

    Developing world gets money and assistance from Europe. Europe receives migrants from the developing world. No good deal.
    Wrong to call the developing world developing. Since it does not develope.

    • bernie says

      Jun 18, 2016 at 4:05 am

      If Europe were to bring in Christians and Buddhists from genuinely developing nations such as Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand, even Ethiopia, then that would work for the most part.

  10. overman says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 4:57 pm

    ““Voices told him that he had to make a sacrifice on the occasion of Ramadan,” the holy Muslim fasting month that began on June 6, prosecutor Nicolas Jacquet told AFP.”

    Psychiatrists use the label ‘Schizophrenia’ when they can’t explain what’s going on.
    IMO, this is a case of ‘possession’ fueled by an insane ideology. They leave themselves open to dead muslims who are on the same vibration, so to speak, and then the dead muslim [or Djinn or whatever] will whisper in their ear, or actually take over their minds and commit these atrocities – sounds far-fetched l know lol.
    lt all depends on your belief-system, of course.

  11. overman says

    Jun 17, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    There was actually a video on the France 24 news channel today about this. A lot of muslim apologetics of course. One muslim said terrorists are distorting and mis-interpreting the Koran – REALLY! The best part was the interview with the lmam of the Grand Mosque in Paris – a pile of verbal diarrhoea about ‘moderation’.
    lt’s worth watching, just to see the palatial luxury of the mosque – no expense spared by the Saudi’s here lol.

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