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UK: Four teens plow car into pedestrians, flee on foot, knives found, cops say not terror-related

Mar 26, 2017 9:50 am By Robert Spencer

Then what is it? If it was an accident, what explains the knives? The perpetrators are being accused of “GBH with intent,” that is, intentional grievous bodily harm. When there is an incident that looks almost identical to several other jihad attacks, including one just days ago in London, and authorities have a record of denying that obvious jihad terror attacks are really jihad terror, their assertions inspire only skepticism. This may turn out not to be terror-related indeed, but it is remarkable how much it conforms to the pattern of the London jihad attack and other recent vehicular jihad attacks followed by stabbings. In June 2015, a Muslim in Austria drove his car into a crowd, killing three, and then got out and stabbed passersby. Then in November 2016, a Muslim student at Ohio State University named Abdul Razak Ali Artan drove his car into a crowd, then got out and stabbed several others.

But this one, you see, wasn’t terror-related. It was just your ordinary sort of plowing-your-car-into-pedestrians-and-having-knives situation.

“Two knives found after car ploughs down pedestrians in Islington, London – several injured,” by Vincent Wood, Express, March 26, 2017:

A CAR ploughed through a crowd of pedestrians in Islington, London, with police finding two knives at the scene near the Old Queen’s Head pub.

At least three people have been taken to hospital following the incident which happened just before 11pm on Saturday outside the Old Queen’s Head pub on Essex Road – an area with many bars and restaurants.

Two men, who tried to run away from the scene, have been arrested on suspicion of GBH with intent and possession of points and blades after knives were found on the scene.

The Metropolitan Police have since confirmed in total four males between the ages of 17 and 19-years-old have been arrested in connection with the incident and are currently being held in police custody….

The suspects are believed to have mowed down pedestrians before jumping out of the vehicle and attempting to escape on foot.

The scene remains on lockdown as Metropolitan Police and a National Police Air Service helicopter rushed to the scene in an attempt to bring the situation under control.

Images from the scene in Essex Road appear to show pedestrians strewn along the pavement.

Two men and a woman were later taken to hospital for treatment, but their injuries are believed not to be life threatening.

James Monks, who arrived on the scene shortly after the incident, claimed a female police officer told him the victims were “seriously injured but conscious”.

Metropolitan Police say they are not treating the incident as terror related….

“The occupants decamped from the car and fled the scene on foot.

“Four males, aged between 17 and 19, have since been arrested on suspicion of a variety of offences including GBH with intent and possession of points and blades. All four remain in custody.

“Two knives were recovered at the scene; one inside the car and one found near to the car.

“Enquiries into the circumstances continue.

“This is not being treated as terrorist related.

“Officers from Islington investigate. The National Police Air Service also assisted with the investigation.

“Road closures remain in place.”…

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  1. Peter Hyatt says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:00 am

    I am guessing their names are not “Nigel, Clarke, Bobby and John.”

    But that’s just a guess.

    • mortimer says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 10:26 am

      This is LIFE-STYLE jihad.

    • Angel Gabriel says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 10:30 am

      I wonder how long this retarded idea of “if we cover up that they are Muslims, all will be hunky dory” will continue. How stupid can they be? It is like putting your finger in the dike.

    • Santa Voorhees says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 11:07 am

      If they were Nigel, Bobby, Clark and John, I think the police would have release the names immediately, and not covering them up.

      It will be no surprise if they turn out to be Mohamed, Abdulaziz, Osama and Hussain.

      • Warmac9999 says

        Mar 26, 2017 at 3:13 pm

        Obama, Nancy, chuck and harry.

      • A Harris USA says

        Mar 27, 2017 at 3:54 pm

        Santa, I am sure if they were common soccer thugs that riot at soccer games, it would have been on CNN and every other liberal crap station. Mo, and the Osama, and the other little kids who tried to copy the bridge attack, are just mental cases, again. Don’t expect, and don’t wait for the truth, the MSM, will not bring it up… UK is another doomed nation……….

        • Santa Voorhees says

          Mar 27, 2017 at 4:48 pm

          Did they reported their names yet? If not, I think it’s a good indication that they were muslims.

          Yes, if they were white, we would have their names shown 24/7.

          And frankly, I am pretty sick of the muslims-are-awesome-and-white-people-suck narrative portrayed by the leftists.

          When muslims rape and/or attack whites, they always get away with it as if nothing happened. When whites attack muslims (and by “attack”, I mean “putting bacon on a door”)… well, expect jail time.

          The UK is indeed on its way to sharia law.

    • Jihadi John says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 1:53 pm

      Nor are their names Kunihiro, Krishna, Kwon, or Kristof…..
      Again just guessing…..

    • Mike Silva says

      Mar 27, 2017 at 8:44 pm

      I would put money on your guess if only because authorities intentionally did not state perp’s political/religious affiliation.

  2. Lester says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:09 am

    What where their names why arent they given. Is this mental illness again?

  3. Sam says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:09 am

    I wonder is they were Asians?

    • mortimer says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 10:31 am

      THE M.O. of the Islington car ramming fits ISIS and Al Qaeda terrorist instructions. 50,000 internet downloads of the Al Qaeda terror manual occurred last year throughout UK.

      “ISIS Supporters Celebrating London Parliament Attack Online”

      http://heavy.com/news/2017/03/isis-islamic-state-parliament-westminister-bridge-terrorism-attack-celebration-memes-motive-claim/

      Published 1:11 pm EDT, March 22, 2017

      Islamic State sympathizers are posting celebratory memes online following a terrorist attack on Parliament and Westminister Bridge in London this morning.

  4. Joey Goest says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:15 am

    We have all had moments in our lives when we accidentally barrel our vehicles into groups of infidels while carrying deadly weapons in our lunch box. A simple misunderstanding. Nothing to see here.

    • mortimer says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 10:32 am

      Sing Kum-Bye-Yah … one, two, three…

  5. Lee Hicks says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:18 am

    It’s time to build a wall around Britain, not to keep Muslims out, but to wall them in. Britain is guilty of engineering it’s own doom by allowing obvious invaders to us it’s own legal system against it, and by opening it’s doors to those who pursue Sharia. Britain is pretty well gone, and the rest of the world needs to learn important lessons.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 27, 2017 at 9:20 pm

      Britain is still just 5% Muslim. Why would you counsel surrender? There are still patriotic Britons.

  6. mortimer says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:19 am

    MOHAMMED’S JIHAD IS MARCHING ON!

    Response of Libtarded British politicians: ‘ALRIGHT EVERYONE, NOTHING TO DO WITH ISLAM… LET’S ALL SING A CHORUS OF KUM-BYE-YAH !’

  7. mortimer says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:23 am

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3180485/essex-road-islington-hit-and-run-horror-crash/

    ‘MOWED DOWN LIKE DOMINOES’ Three injured as ‘two knife-wielding teens plough car into pub revellers at 50mph after mounting pavement in horror hit-and-run’

    Cops said four men, aged between 17 and 19, have been arrested and remain in custody
    By Paul Harper and Gemma Mullin

    26th March 2017, 8:51 am
    Updated: 26th March 2017, 2:53 pm

    • Smarty says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 12:56 pm

      Comment section (now removed):
      Cymru am byth

      It was in the sun, before this bit
      (One woman posted a picture of a knife at the scene, adding: “It’s all
      kicking off on Essex road, Islington… a handful of casualties and a very
      large knife.”)
      Of course now the statement has gone poff just like that. I posted it last night on this site…………but I cant get back to different posts, it keeps saying page missing?? Basicly “straight away WE all thought that it was terrorism”
      Anyways here`s the link, with the missing statement, if I do find the word for word statement i will post it back here, if I can find here again that is.
      https://www.thesun.co.uk/ne…

      • Larry A. Singleton says

        Mar 27, 2017 at 4:30 am

        I can relate. My local “representatives” here in Riverside CA. have blocked my emails and blocked me on both the city and police Fakebook pages.

        Our local rags the Press Enterprise and San Bernardino County Sun are both propaganda rags for the left and their “Local” and “religious” section totally dedicated to illegals and CAIR talking points.

        I’m blocked on certain websites. Even WND and Pamela Geller’s for some reason that I don’t know of. WND is supposed to be a “Christian” website. But it bleeds hypocisy.

  8. overman says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:35 am

    lt amazes me that so many libtards just automatically assume these were knife carrying ‘Gangsters’ or drunks who simply lost control of the car – in spite of all the knives in their possession. So, a couple of days [if that] after the Westminster lncident, we get another copycat incident just down the road – of course, only a racist islamophobe would see the obvious connection.

  9. overman says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:41 am

    We don’t know if these are muslims yet – but do you know of anyone else in the last 12 months who has mowed ppl down with a vehicle, or just goes on a random ‘stabbing’ spree with a knife or machete..it’s all muslim-related.

  10. overman says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 10:50 am

    The same is being said about the ‘Cincinnati Shooting’ today – Gangster revenge.

  11. meinnit says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 11:01 am

    I wonder if a name like “Mohammed” turns up in relation to the attackers.

  12. somehistory says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    Have the *authorities* ever given thought to the fact that the perps will steadily increase their *non-terror terrorism attacks* whether or not they are labeled such?

    Their aim is to terrorize through attacks that maim and kill. They will not cease and desist just because the attacks are not labeled terrorism.

    And the public is not as stupid as the authorities believe. Many already know about islam, and any of them can recognize a terror attack even if they don’t blame islam as the motive.

    Denial will not make the beast nonexistent, and as along as it exists, there will be terror attacks. satan knows what works for him and his evil, demonic goals.

  13. DFD says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 12:07 pm

    No names = Muslims

    So, what does the BBC frontpage news report about this? Nothing!
    OK, let’s go to the “Islington Gazette”, http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/topic/Organization/BBC
    which reports: Nothing!

    No, sorry, that’s not true. Scroll down a bit and on the right side there will be: “Essex Road incident: Police rule out terror as car ploughs into revellers”. And that heads the most read section. But a headline for a district such as Islington? Certainly not!

    Others:
    Mirror, nothing
    Telegraph, nothing
    Guardian, nothing
    Sun, nothing

    Continue? Naaahhh… Tells the tale, no?

    • Hatchetwoman says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 12:28 pm

      Daily Mail has it, but interestingly, no comments are allowed. They’re trumpeting the shooting in the Cincinnati nightclub, though. I was going to make a reference to the Islington incident in the comments to the Cincinnati incident, but they’re being moderated, and I’m sure it won’t get through.

    • Smarty says

      Mar 26, 2017 at 12:57 pm

      Daily Mail covered but there is no comment section. Evil stuff.

      • jayell says

        Mar 26, 2017 at 3:49 pm

        I think it’s all pretty obvious now. Police say ‘not terrorism’. No descriptions apart from age and gender. DM doesn’t allow comments. Not reported in other major dailies. That means it’s muslim terrorism.

  14. common sense says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    “Part and parcel”. -Sidiq Khan.

    Makes perfect sense since the goal is fear and intimidation. Islam or death, or you can elect extortionist Muslims to public office and maybe they will stop if you pay them enough.
    The names of those in parliment in the next 10 years will be just as important.

  15. davej says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 2:03 pm

    Sounds like outright suppression of the news, as one would expect in an Orwellian society. The refusal to report attacks or to immediately “rule out” terrorism when it is almost certainly another Muslim on Infidel murder attempt demonstrates that Sharia has already succeeded in the UK. With the Police on the side of Islam and the citizens reduced to muted victims.

  16. utis says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 2:48 pm

    Let’s see what the cops say about the Merseyside explosion. There are explosions due to incompetent construction or maintenance, and there are ones caused by sabotage. It’s just that dance club was part of the destroyed area that alarms me.
    This is why information exchange has to occur at the Internet level. You can’t trust officials or official media anymore.

    • Noel says

      Mar 27, 2017 at 10:47 pm

      Liverpool is well-known for gas explosions. It’s always in the poor/ignorant areas. They turn the gas meter around to make the meter go backwards.

  17. Dawn says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 2:48 pm

    Something worse is going to happen and it will be to late.

  18. Angemon says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 6:15 pm

    “Enquiries into the circumstances continue.

    Let me guess: “it was not a terrorist attack because no direct links to any terrorist group were found”.

  19. Matthieu Baudin says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 8:24 pm

    Their backgrounds, ethnicity, religious affiliations?

  20. Peter says

    Mar 26, 2017 at 11:19 pm

    Terrorism is a tactic, a means to an end, not an end in itself or strategic objective.

    So, if Muslims were the perpetrators, as seems highly likely, then they are engaged in a ritual religious act of violence (terror) to advance the cause of Islam (strategic goal), in accordance with the core, orthodox dictates of Islam.

    Muhammad was a self-declared terrorist; Islam is a predatory belief system.

    Understand that, and you will understand the proclivity of Muslims toward anti-non-Muslim violence and hatred: aka Infidelphobia.

  21. frederick King says

    Mar 27, 2017 at 3:54 am

    Post acute islamaphobia syndrome. They should be sent to big rig truck driving school at taxpayer expense and given double trailer trucks to start their own new companies. all this islamaphobia is driving these poor youths to madness.

  22. BG says

    Mar 27, 2017 at 10:38 am

    I used to sympathize with all the countries in Europe that are having such problems with terror and immigration but now I see they are either too stupid to realize what is happening or they WANT it to happen. So, good luck with living under Sharia. If you don’t want that DO SOMETHING. Get in the streets and fight for your freedom. I hope all the men and women from many countries who gave their lives in WW II to secure your precious freedom didn’t do so in vain. If you sit and wait for your leaders to have a change of heart you are lost.

  23. Carlos Danger says

    Mar 27, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    Who owns the car?

    Was it stolen/rented?

  24. gravenimage says

    Mar 27, 2017 at 8:54 pm

    UK: Four teens plow car into pedestrians, flee on foot, knives found, cops say not terror-related
    …………………….

    What fools these dhimmis be!

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