This is reminiscent of other incidents, including when the Muslim in Minnesota who asked mall shoppers if they were Muslim and then stabbed non-Muslims. In Mali, Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” took hostages, freeing those who could recite the Qur’an. In September 2013 at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall, Muslims murdered people who couldn’t answer questions about Islam. In June 2014, Muslims murdered people who could not pass an Islam quiz. In November 2014, Muslims murdered 28 non-Muslims who couldn’t recite Qur’an verses. In April 2015, Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar” stormed Garissa University College, and only shot those who couldn’t recite Qur’an. In a Bangladesh restaurant in July 2016, the jihadis spared those who could recite from the Qur’an. In July 2017 in Kenya, Muslims asked Christians to “recite Islamic dogmas” and murdered them when they couldn’t do so.
“Killings by Belgian inmate treated as terror; IS claims role,” by Raf Casert and Lorne Cook, Associated Press, May 31, 2018:
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian prison inmate who killed four people while on furlough committed “terrorist murder” and likely intended to cause more harm, prosecutors said Wednesday as authorities searched for possible accomplices and the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bloodshed.
The convict who stabbed two police officers in the city of Liege and used their handguns to kill them and a bystander was a “soldier of the caliphate,” IS said in a brief statement on the site of its Aamaq news agency.
Such wording is typical of the claims IS makes even when slaying suspects have not been linked directly to the terror group. Belgian authorities have not said if they have evidence the inmate had vowed allegiance to IS or was acting on its orders.
Interior Minister Jan Jambon noted that Benjamin Herman, the Belgian national named as the Liege killer, killed a fourth person on Monday night away from the eastern industrial town.
Herman, 31, a convert to Islam, was known to local authorities as a repeat offender involved in petty crime and drugs. He spent most of his time in prison since 2003 and was on a two-day leave when he launched his attack. Police shot him dead not long after.
Officials said Wednesday that the death toll from the attack outside a Liege cafe might have been higher if the bar owner and a cleaning lady had acted with less skill and courage.
Herman first stabbed the officers repeatedly from behind with a knife, stole their handguns and shot them as they lay on the ground.
The cafe owner quickly hustled patrons out of sight as the gunman went in and out of the establishment.
Crossing the road, Herman shot a 22-year old passenger in a car and shouted “Allahu akbar,” the Arabic phrase for “God is great,” several times, authorities said.
“Allahu akbar” doesn’t mean “God is great.” It means “Allah is greater,” i.e., greater than your god. It is a declaration of superiority and supremacism.
Herman then took a cleaning woman hostage at a nearby school. Imaankaf Darifa, the hostage, told The Associated Press she tried to keep him away from the children.
“I told him: ‘You are in a school here, you cannot come in a school, it is not right what you are doing,’” Darifa recalled.
Her captor asked if she were Muslim and she told him she was. He then asked if she were observing the holy month of Ramadan.
“I answered yes. So he told me, ‘I won’t harm you,’” Darifa said….
Fred Dawes says
Evil has come will you fight or join evil
J D S says
Time to control the savage masses …er ah Muslims.
Salome says
Jesus said: ‘When you fast, wash your face, smile and be nice to people’ (or words to that effect). Islam appears to be saying: ‘When you fast, kill infidels and Muslims who aren’t also fasting.’
christianblood says
Salome posted
(…Islam appears to be saying: ‘When you fast, kill infidels and Muslims who aren’t also fasting…)
That is right! During Ramadan serious muslims are filled with deep hatred for infidels and for a great desire to carry out violent jihad and bloodshed and revenge against non-muslims! I remember a few years ago, after the Friday prayers during Ramadan, fasting Pakistani crowd of muslims who just came out of a mosque lynched a Pakistani couple (husband & wife) who were Christian laborers for selling tea and cookies in a make-shift tea-shop which they set up not far from the mosque where there was some construction. Ramadan is the most anger and hate-filled month in the islamic calendar and especially, after their Friday prayers!
gravenimage says
Yes–Ramadan is the month of Jihad.
Carol the 1st says
If only the Christian laborers had waited until the day’s fasting time had ended then they might have been alright. And if they had bestowed the muslims with free tea and cookies they would have been – not respected of course – but at least applauded.
Consider the example of how (about a year ago on the heels of some brutal attack) some Copts actually had a table spread out awaiting the muslims!! Yeah, that’ll work.
Off-topic but here’s an interesting article for those interested in where MUSIC stands in modern-day Islam:
https://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/articles/is-music-forbidden-during-ramadan/
christianblood says
This convert-to-Islam jihadist murderer has imbibed too much Quran and other islamic teachings for the years he spent in jail and yet despite that fact he was released into the society by the criminally gutless liberals who rule the government system there.
How could they release a jihadist convert who spent years in imbibing islamic teachings of hate, violence and jihad??? The families of the victims should SUE the Belgium government for this.
Martin says
video -Liège – the hostage Imaankaf Darifa on Belgian TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtUZa_lOoe0
Ashley says
Thanks for that video clip, Martin.
I wonder if this hostage was actually a Muslim or just a very smart cookie. And damn good thing she wasn’t eating a cookie during Ramadan!
She discouraged Herman from attacking the schools…well done, cleaning woman!
Carol the 1st says
If she’d been found having a “quickie” they likely would have jumped in instead.
gravenimage says
Belgium: Muslim who murdered four told hostage he wouldn’t harm her since she was Muslim and observing Ramadan fast
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Pious Muslims like Boko Haram and those who attacked the Westgate Mall in Kenya did this.
Matthieu Baudin says
“…Herman first stabbed the officers repeatedly from behind with a knife, stole their handguns and shot them as they lay on the ground…”
It’s worth recognising that these ordinary constables are just a part of the community they serve and their murders are as heinous as the slaughter of any other people walking the streets. There seems to be a spate of targeted murder of police around the world by violent Jihadists at present and this underscores the need for the military to take prime responsibility for intelligence work, prosecutions and incarceration of these enemy combatants.
gravenimage says
Muslims target those who dare to protect Infidels.
Carol the 1st says
It would be great to see the military serve its purpose. Police deserve protection and we don’t want their ranks to thin out. As our first line of defense they ensure our societies remain civil. Even if, as in England recently, some have suggested turning on them, this would be of immense help to those who want to divide us and have ANARCHY instead. In that way they can terrorize the unarmed freely
If a Civil War breaks out, people must obviously try to give police the benefit of the doubt – they’ll probably need to stand down or clearly choose their side.
Lydia Church says
I’ll tell them straight up that I’m a Christian!
I’m not hiding that for anything and to stay safe from anyone!
Matthieu Baudin says
Lydia, if your life is threatened, it would be better for you to tell an untruth so that you live to fight another day and are still around to help others. If a more honest and principled stand were to help others under threat, then that is the time to remain steadfast. Self defence sometimes (unfortunately) involves skirting around the literal truth.
Tricia Stuercke says
I’ve given this possibility ALOT of thought over the years…Jesus clearly warns us that if we truly are HIS, “…PICK UP YOUR CROSS & FOLLOW ME.” I’m not only prepared to shout to my last breath, “JESUS CHRIST, MY LORD & MY GOD!”, but I pray daily that my 23 & 19 yr old sons will have the courage to do the same! All the Apostles died for their Lord except John who was kept alive to fulfill God’s Plan for him…they picked up THEIR CROSSES. My study of scripture has me with Lydia on this one; I truly believe it’s what He calls us to do.
Carol the 1st says
Tricia…perhaps as *pioneers* such tenacity was demanded of the Apostles? We, however, are not the apostles, and Christianity is unlikely to ever vanish as it is harmonious with positive, human growth (Islam can only replace it by force, foolishness, and mind-numbing blather).
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Most of us would choose to live and fight another day (survival first – if not for us then for our loved ones), but if your personal instinct informs you otherwise, then that is your prerogative. We are all FREE to CHOOSE and not submit in our own way.
Proud Kaafir says
Thanks for high lighting the meaning of Allahu Akbar. people forget and ignore the meaning of the word. There is also one more thing. Their Shahada, It is the core statement of Islamic faith. Anyone who states says this statement is automatically a Muslim. It says I am a witness that Allah is the god and Mohammed is his messenger. How can you be a witness? Do you know who is Allah and who is Mohammed? Where you present when he created this world. The statement is perjury and the responsibility lies on you for making a false statement.If I say I believe it is different. I do not know but I believe that you are telling the truth.If you lied to me the responsibility is yours. Here the starting itself is with a false statement and taking on the responsibility of that false statement.
Carol the 1st says
Yes, that’s would help wake up the somnolent:
“Allahu akbar” doesn’t mean “God is great.” It means “ALLAH IS GREATER,” i.e., greater than your god. It is a declaration of superiority and supremacism”
Maybe we should all utilize a ‘teachable” turn of phrase e.g. “The attacker yelled “ALLAH IS GREATER” (in Arabic) and then went on his vicious and supposedly holy spree”.
FYI says
conversion to islam=a license to do the evil that allah sanctions in his koran
It is always the same:the convert feels suddenly ENTITLED to do all the evil things islam promotes because allah says so.
the convert is suddenly free to hate since allah does not subscribe to God’s 2 chief commandments.
the convert is suddenly permitted to commit murder k2:191
the convert is suddenly free to be anti-Semitic and antichristian{allah curses the Jews and the Christians k9:30}
If somebody really wanted to CONVERT to the True God…they would OBEY His commandments.
people join other peaceful religions all the time;buddhists,hare krishnas etc and they don’t go on murderous rampages..
So there must be something in islam that attracts the violent,the haters,the psychopaths:allah’s teachings in his unholy koran and the immoral Sunnah or example of muhammed{who admitted to being a FALSE prophet and being AGAINST GOD in al tabari 6:111}
Note too that the islam-convert stabbed the 2 police officers in the back:typical coward.
MARTEL SOBIESKI says
The custom of killing non-Muslims while sparing Muslims goes back to Muhammad himself. There’s a whole chapter in Sahih Al Bukhari devoted to this idea. This Hadith also mentions how Muhammad taught Muslims to shout “Allahu Akbar” before slaughtering non-Muslims.
https://sunnah.com/bukhari/10/8
(6) CHAPTER: TO SUSPEND FIGHTING ON HEARING THE ADHAN (Muslim call to prayer)
Anas bin Malik said, “Whenever the Prophet went out with us to fight (in Allah’s cause) against any nation, he never allowed us to attack till morning and he would wait and see: IF HE HEARD ADHAN HE WOULD POSTPONE THE ATTACK AND IF HE DID NOT HEAR ADHAN HE WOULD ATTACK THEM.” Anas added, “We reached Khaibar at night and in the morning when he did not hear the Adhan for the prayer, he (the Prophet ) rode and I rode behind Abi Talha and my foot was touching that of the Prophet. The inhabitants of Khaibar came out with their baskets and spades and when they saw the Prophet they shouted ‘Muhammad! By Allah, Muhammad and his army.’ WHEN ALLAH’S MESSENGER SAW THEM, HE SAID, “ALLAHU-AKBAR! ALLAHU-AKBAR! KHAIBAR IS RUINED. WHENEVER WE APPROACH A (HOSTILE) NATION (TO FIGHT), THEN EVIL WILL BE THE MORNING OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN WARNED.”
gravenimage says
Yes–good post.