XPost: aus.politics, alt.politics.media, sac.politics
XPost: talk.politics.guns
Three British men are being hailed as heroes after confronting a
knife-wielding man who killed one woman and wounded another in
downtown Sydney before trying to stab others Tuesday while
yelling "Allahu akbar," according to police and witnesses.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Michael Fuller said
authorities have not labeled the stabbing rampage as an act of
terrorism, but the 21-year-old suspect with a history of mental
illness had collected information online about mass killings in
North America and New Zealand.
"He is, by definition, at the moment, a lone actor. Information
was found on him that would suggest he has some ideologies in
relation to terrorism, but he has no links to terrorism," Fuller
told reporters. "There was certainly information found on him
about other crimes of mass casualties and mass deaths around the
world."
AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVANT LAWFULLY FIRED OVER POLITICAL TWEETS,
COURT RULES
The incident unfolded around 2 p.m. near a busy intersection in
Australia's largest city when the man carrying a 12-inch knife
attempted to stab multiple people, according to police.
Witnesses said the man was attempting to attack people while
yelling "Allahu akbar" -- "God is the greatest" in Arabic --
before he was restrained by bystanders. Video taken by witnesses
also showed him shouting the phrase.
Fuller, who described the weapon as a butcher's knife, said a 41-
year-old woman with a stab wound on her back was taken to a
hospital in stable condition. The body of a 21-year-old woman
was later discovered in a nearby fourth-floor apartment,
according to police.
"A number of members of the public physically restrained the
offender," Police Superintendent Gavin Wood said. "I want to
acknowledge those members of the public who got involved. They
were significantly brave people."
Video showed the man running through an intersection, jumping on
a car while waving a knife before a group of men pinned the
suspect to the pavement on his back with a plastic milk crate
over his head and two chairs over his body.
7NEWS Sydney
?
@7NewsSydney
A woman has been stabbed to death, and another badly wounded,
in a knife rampage through Sydney this afternoon. Mert Nay of
Marayong was arrested by police after some brave people
performed a citizen's arrest.
https://7news.link/OEukOG
@Andrew_Denney @BryanSeymour1 #7NEWS
Embedded video
314
1:12 AM - Aug 13, 2019
Twitter Ads info and privacy
240 people are talking about this
The group of British men from Manchester who pinned down the man
-- Lee Cuthbert, Paul O'Shaughnessy and his brother Luke -- said
they were working in their recruitment company office when they
heard shouting on the street, looked out and saw a Caucasian man
screaming "extremist" words, and gave chase.
5-FOOT PYTHON SLITHERS OUT OF BATHROOM LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE
CHILDREN BRUSHED TEETH
"He had a knife, it was covered in blood. He kept saying
something in Arabic, he was clearly under the influence of
something," Paul O'Shaughnessy said. "My brother Luke managed to
keep him pinned down until the police arrived. My brother put a
crate and a chair to keep him pinned down. He didn't show any
remorse at all."
New South Wales Police Minister praised the men's actions.
"The city, tonight, celebrates three brand-new heroes," he said.
"And I think it would only be appropriate for the commissioner
and I to thank those three individual citizens who have acted
well and truly beyond the call of any citizen in bringing this
offender to bear."
Wood said it appeared that the attack was unprovoked. The man
"attempted to stab multiple people. Those attempts, thankfully,
were unsuccessful," Wood said.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP
A witness told reporters that the man was screaming comments
about religion, before yelling to police that he wanted to be
shot, Sky News reported.
Fuller said the assailant had a "history of mental health," and
that the assailant would be charged.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Twitter that the violence
was "deeply concerning" and praised the people who restrained
the assailant.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/sydney-stabbing-allahu-akbar- bystanders-milk-crate
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)