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Belgium: Ghent train station knifeman was Muslim migrant, cops say “motive is not yet clear”

Jan 24, 2018 8:55 am By Robert Spencer

“The paper also reported although there was no certainty over who the man was, he did not appear to be known for previous crimes and ‘there are no signs of radicalisation.’”

Uh, rushing at cops with a knife while (possibly) quoting verses of the Qur’an might, in a sane society, be taken as a sign of radicalization.

These Belgian police and media would have reported the Battle of the Bulge as a group of men, apparently of German origin, crashing through the Ardennes for a motive that had yet to be determined.

An update on this story. “Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Afghan Migrant at Belgian Railway Station, Deny Terror Links,” by Oliver JJ Lane, Breitbart, January 24, 2018:

Belgian police shot an Afghan migrant at Ghent station Tuesday night after the man approached officers, threatening to attack them, and ignored orders to drop a knife.

Two shots were fired by the officers after the man failed to respond to orders to drop the knife, one of which struck the would-be assailant, causing him to drop his weapon. The 28-year-old man, who was described as being of Afghan origin and as wearing “a white turban” was handcuffed and taken to hospital, and was in critical condition, although that has now improved….

Belgian Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws reports nothing is known about the man, his identity, or motivation — however, Belgian police have said they do not believe the “undocumented” Afghan was moved by a terror motive to take a knife to attack police at the station. Police have not yet had the opportunity to interrogate the suspect.

A police spokesman told the paper: “The motive is not yet clear… that will be fully investigated”. The paper also reported although there was no certainty over who the man was, he did not appear to be known for previous crimes and “there are no signs of radicalisation.”

Het Belang van Limburg reports the police’s remarks on available CCTV footage, which shows: “The man with a knife rushes into the station and immediately picks two members from the patrolling railway police, who fired at him.”

The newspaper also reports that rumours the man quoted verses of the Quran during the attack had not been confirmed by police.

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  1. StellaSaidSo says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 9:20 am

    Yet another tragic case of Boggled Mind Syndrome, which is epidemic amongst police forces throughout the West these days. BMS completely paralyses the capacity to ascertain a motive for any crime involving a Muslim perpetrator. Observers from the world-wide Bleedin Obvious Institute have posited a direct link between BMS and the primary infection known globally as PC, and are working on developing an effective resistance.

    • Andy says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 1:00 pm

      EU BOMBSHELL

      • CRUSADER says

        Jan 24, 2018 at 4:07 pm

        Right….
        and yet how will this affect the transgression of Eurabia?

        Bat Ye’or studied how EU has committed to Mediterranean Open Borders policies,
        many in place from decades of work by politicians and economists.

    • Jackie Rozell says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 5:50 pm

      ROFL… I hope you don’t mind if I use your “BMS” label in future posts of my own. It is priceless! I will give you credit, my friend.

      • StellaSaidSo says

        Jan 24, 2018 at 7:35 pm

        Be my guest, Jackie! The more we ridicule these clowns, the better!

    • Lydia Church says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 9:02 pm

      Yes… hmmm… what could it be???
      Maybe…. if they open up a koran….. they will get a clue…. and make the connection!
      Maybe.

  2. Tom from Brussels says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 9:23 am

    The police committee “P” , the Belgian police of police,are investigating the shooting to see if the police used legitimate force.I suppose they will find the poor man’s human rights were not respected. I suppose he”ll get an apology and compensation and the cop who shot him will be directing traffic.

    • LeftisruiningCanada says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 3:28 pm

      Sadly, that’s probably the best the officer could hope for.

      Because God forbid that a cop on guard duty at a train station should defend the public and himself from jihad. Because we all know that people of the brown persuasion have not been involved in a countless string of stabbings at public venues in the last few years, don’t we…..

  3. Karen says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 9:24 am

    The police don’t believe he was motivated to terrorism, and there are no signs of radicalization, but they haven’t actually questioned him yet. How does this make sense? In every one of these cases the police issue preemptive statements downplaying terror connections before they have any facts whatsoever. I guess they are hoping people just move on and forget to folllow up in the new normal. “Part and parcel”, don’t you know.

    • Michael Copeland says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      They were hoping to be recruited for a Monty Python sketch

  4. mortimer says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 9:48 am

    Since most police forces are not TRAINING ANYONE TO RECOGNIZE the JIHAD doctrine, the TAQIYYA doctrine, the KAFIR HARBI doctrine, the DHIMMI doctrine or the Al WALAA WAL BARAA doctrine (Islamic apartheid), NO POLICE OFFICER will ever by fully equipped to detect JIHADISM in a Muslim.

    • Karen says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 10:34 am

      Yes, this is an excellent point. Part of the ignorance is willful (esp. command level) and part is real, due to deficient training mandated by the willfully ignorant. A vicious cycle.

  5. Andy says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 10:09 am

    As Anne Marie Waters has stated in this clip:

    “:Mainstream media is very clever” They cover up everything that is negative against ISLAM!

  6. samdav7 says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 10:12 am

    Police in the west
    Keep following orders of your leftist evil commanders
    By now we all know the real truth
    Not you, Nobody else can fool us anymore !
    Islam is EVIL and has to go !
    There’s no other way !

  7. Jaladhi says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 10:13 am

    When Muslims kill(and it happens all the time), the cannot find any motive behind it.These inspector Clouseaus are clueless. How can they ever solve any crime??LOL…

    • Karen says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 10:38 am

      LOL. Let’s hope they occasionally stumble onto some of the clues the rest of us can see.

  8. John Hawk says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 1:35 pm

    The “motive unclear” game is pretty much up. Anyone with the discernment of a nematode recognizes it for the farce that it is. European police forces have become a laughingstock, even though it’s doubtful they believe their own lies at this point.

    • StellaSaidSo says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 11:52 pm

      It is not just European police forces, John. The script is the same throughout the Western world. And that is because it, quite literally, IS a script; imposed by the brass on the lower ranks, as per the instruction of the politicians and their neo-Marxist globalist masters.

  9. Peter says

    Jan 24, 2018 at 8:32 pm

    The motive as to why the police and officialdom throughout Europe and North America persistently lie about not knowing the motive of jihadists is, however, rather CLEAR.

    • Peter says

      Jan 24, 2018 at 8:33 pm

      Since they are so sensitive to avoid insulting people, maybe they should stop insulting their own people with their lies, deceit, and disinformation.

  10. Arnold Jackson says

    Jan 25, 2018 at 7:28 am

    “The 28-year-old man, who was described as being of Afghan origin and as wearing “a white turban”

    There. I just saved the Belgium police the expense of investigating the motive.

  11. Valkyrie Ziege says

    Jan 25, 2018 at 8:52 am

    ; When your religion is a hammer, the entire world looks like a nail.

    • LeftisruiningCanada says

      Jan 25, 2018 at 1:13 pm

      Good point.

      And when your religion is also a sexual pervert, the whole world looks like……

  12. Roy says

    Jan 25, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    There’s no such thing as “radicalization”, it’s being typical islam, period.

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