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Finland: Police confirm that Muslim migrant who carried out 2017 attack was an Islamic State supporter

Feb 11, 2018 11:50 am By Robert Spencer

“Initially, many speculated that the motivation for the attack had to do with the fact that Bouanane had his asylum application rejected.”

That would have placed the responsibility upon those who rejected him: see, if we just placate the poor dears and give them what they want, all will be well. But no, it turned out to be jihad again. Bring in Muslim migrants, and you get jihad. This isn’t really all that complicated.

“Finnish Police Confirm 2017 Terror Attacker Was Islamic State Supporter,” by Chris Tomlinson, Breitbart, February 9, 2018:

Finnish investigators have confirmed that the 18-year-old Moroccan asylum seeker who killed two and injured seven others in the city of Turku last August was a supporter of Islamic State.

Police confirm that after careful examination of data from the terror suspect’s computer and mobile phone that the Moroccan was a supporter of the terror group. Police spokesman Olli Toyras said that while it was clear that 22-year-old Abderrahman Bouanane was a supporter of the group, investigators believe he acted on his own, Bayerischer Rundfunk reports.

Toyras also said that the data from his electronic devices shed some light on the personality of Bouanane. “He saw himself as a fighter, a soldier, an Islamic State man, and he would have loved it if ISIS had claimed the attack,” Toyras said.

Initially, many speculated that the motivation for the attack had to do with the fact that Bouanane had his asylum application rejected. Police now say they do not believe that was the main motive for the attack.

This week, the Finnish government put out a press release indicating that anyone caught engaging in terrorist activities with dual nationality could now see their Finnish citizenship stripped from them. Terrorist activities would include committing acts of terrorism, financing travel to areas to commit acts of terror, and actively participating in activities with recognised terrorist groups….

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  1. DFD says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 12:13 pm

    100% OFF TOPIC!
    ===============

    But I just had to share these with you. Come to think of it, I might be fully on topic – generally speaking…

    i.pinimg.com/564x/b2/d8/6c/b2d86c1726c82f8a8fd7c0b81c61c725.jpg
    i.pinimg.com/564x/f0/ae/fb/f0aefbe2cd283e9c8c9f54f720d01e1a.jpg

    • CRUSADER says

      Feb 11, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      Why? What is the topic of these links?

      • CRUSADER says

        Feb 12, 2018 at 2:07 am

        PRECISELY

        Be courteous….
        Take some effort.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 12, 2018 at 11:25 pm

      Jokingly urging people not to bother voting does not seem to be very helpful.

  2. Karen says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    Finnish government says: “… anyone caught engaging in terrorist activities with dual nationality could now see their Finnish citizenship stripped from them.”

    This is great news! Kudos to Finland.

    • LeftisruiningCanada says

      Feb 11, 2018 at 3:20 pm

      It is good news, but it makes you wonder how many of the valued new imports came without having any official citizenship to start with…

  3. CRUSADER says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 1:17 pm

    There is a sad joke among Swedes, who say that “Sweden will fight to that last Finn….”

    The only thing keeping the Finnish people from surrounding is that blue cross emblazoned on a white flag.

    Note that perhaps the reason Sweden has a yellow cross on their ice blue flag might be due to cowardliness?

    • DFD says

      Feb 11, 2018 at 5:53 pm

      “Sweden will fight to that last Finn….”

      Do you have any idea where to find Scandinavia on a map?

      • CRUSADER says

        Feb 12, 2018 at 2:09 am

        Duh!

        DFD, are we back on topic? LOL

        What a silly question.

        I’m referring to history, whereby the Swedes relied on the Finns to do the proxy fighting to avoid incursions upon their homeland.

        But …thanks for interjecting.

        Now, how about more effort on your end, per above?

  4. Emilie Green says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    The big question, the really big question, will have to be confronted at one time or another. To date, anyone with real political influence has chosen to delay the inevitable.

    Is Islam compatible with humanity?

    • Santa Voorhees says

      Feb 11, 2018 at 2:16 pm

      Emilie, I would also question whether leftism is compatible with logic.
      Just think about it, it is leftism that is allowing islamic terror to grow in the West.
      But… well, I think we sane people already know the answer.

      I just think that leftism and logic are like 2 electric charges of the same sign: you know that once they meet, they’ll repel each other.

      Look at the Alton Nolen case. He stated clearly he acted according to the Quran, yet the leftist idiotic judges said that “he created his own religion”! I mean seriously wtf!?! The leftist idiots didn’t accept the truth even when was slapped right on their faces! Makes me wonder whether they are stupid or if they have an agenda. There is simply no getting around those 2 options, it’s either one or the other.

      To cut it short, want to effectively deal with islamic terror? Then, for a start, get rid of leftism!

      • CRUSADER says

        Feb 11, 2018 at 2:26 pm

        Leftism is compatible (interact-able) mainly with FEELINGS….

        • CRUSADER says

          Feb 11, 2018 at 2:30 pm

          A Guide to Basic Differences Between Left and Right – Dennis Prager
          http://www.dennisprager.com/a-guide-to-basic-differences-between-left-and-right/

          How Do We Make Society Better? Left vs. Right #5 – YouTube
          Video for dennis prager explains left right▶ 5:54
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPVDfhXQfw8

          Why I Left the Left – YouTube
          Video for dennis prager explains left right▶ 4:23
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiVQ8vrGA_8

          Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report used to be a big progressive. He even had a show with The Young Turks! But …

          Dennis Prager Explains The Thinking of the Left – YouTube
          Video for dennis prager explains left right▶ 7:36
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bvq1GFXLgg

          Dennis Prager:Liberalism vs Leftism – YouTube
          Video for dennis prager explains left right▶ 13:26
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nTMYEsomvc

          How Big Should Government Be? Left vs. Right #1 – YouTube
          Video for dennis prager explains left right▶ 5:18

      • LeftisruiningCanada says

        Feb 11, 2018 at 3:22 pm

        One thing about the Left you can count on, is that they will tell YOU what you believe.

        They know better.

  5. Santa Voorhees says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    “Terrorist activities would include committing acts of terrorism”

    YOU DON’T SAY? ?‍♂️

  6. CRUSADER says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    Bring in Muslim migrants, and you get jihad.

    And….you get growing populations of Muslims.

    Muslim demographic increases, you get more jihad.

    All the different types of jihad on the halal menu:

    Creeping
    Stealth
    Demographic
    Literary
    Political
    Violent

  7. Michael Copeland says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 3:02 pm

    “He saw himself as a fighter, a soldier, an Islamic State man…” – Finnish police.

    He was not a Walter Mitty character: those are what he was INSTRUCTED.
    He was doing “exactly what this book says” (per Allen West).

  8. LeftisruiningCanada says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    “Police confirm that after careful examination of data from the terror suspect’s computer and mobile phone that the Moroccan was a supporter of the terror group.”

    Probably took them about 5 minutes to figure that out.

    “Police spokesman Olli Toyras said that while it was clear that 22-year-old Abderrahman Bouanane was a supporter of the group, investigators believe he acted on his own”

    Many do. That’s how these things work.
    It’s like these people don’t want to risk besmirch the good name ISIS has or something!

    ““He saw himself as a fighter, a soldier, an Islamic State man, and he would have loved it if ISIS had claimed the attack,” Toyras said.”

    Like most jihadis then. ISIS probably appreciated the effort, but didn’t consider his attack good enough to make the big leagues.
    Poor disappointed jihadi, it’s all the nasty kuffars fault.

  9. mortimer says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 4:54 pm

    One Muslim in about 10,000 is a jihadist who is prepared to KILL KAFIRS… but which one? How do we spot them? And will the authorities do anything?

    If they authorities do not study the JIHAD DOCTRINE in depth, they have NO CHANCE of spotting the jihadists BEFORE they strike.

    • J D S says

      Feb 12, 2018 at 4:38 pm

      RIGHT MORTIMER……..Law enforcement. MUST be thoroughly indoctrinated into Islamic teachings..if not they will be butting their heads against an Islamic brick wall…. but sorry to say the MUST will never happen simply because we have fallen too deep into the well of islamophobic, racism, political correctness and just plain dumbness. So guess we will continue to use the hit and miss method till we reach the bottom of the well….
      and there we will drown in the murky waters of islam…..WHAT A WAY TO GO, YO,YO,YO. God please save us from ourselves.
      We have met the enemy and we are them.

      .

  10. MFritz says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    They knew these terrorists all well before, but yet they didn’t do anything.

  11. DHazard says

    Feb 11, 2018 at 6:28 pm

    If you don’t let me in to kill you then I’ll kill you.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 12, 2018 at 11:30 pm

      Spot on.

  12. Neil Ross says

    Feb 12, 2018 at 12:42 am

    What I find incredi me is the complete silence about the victims. We know he targeted girls and young women because both of the dead victims were female, but the media has kept identities and ages secret. I assume this is a move designed to quell public outrage. I guess this is done for the same reasons that the terrorist motives are always denied by the media and authorities.

    • gravenimage says

      Feb 12, 2018 at 11:33 pm

      Almost certainly so, Neil. *Ugh*.

  13. Flavius Claudius Iulianus says

    Feb 12, 2018 at 12:59 am

    http://barenakedislam.com/2018/02/11/norway-to-abandon-geneva-convention-if-sweden-collapses-from-muslim-migration-will-close-borders-to-fleeing-swedes/

  14. Charles T Lawson says

    Feb 12, 2018 at 5:44 am

    SHOCK ,HORROR ,DISBELIEVE , you dont say ?.

  15. WESTPAC Spy says

    Feb 12, 2018 at 5:39 pm

    This flood of Muslims started, we were told, because the EUrabians need to let in refugees from the Syrian civil war.

    Why are there Moroccan asylum seekers?

  16. gravenimage says

    Feb 12, 2018 at 11:20 pm

    Finland: Police confirm that Muslim migrant who carried out 2017 attack was an Islamic State supporter
    ………………………

    How many more Muslims are there like this in Finland?

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