Minnesota mall stabber was ‘a soldier of the Islamic State,’ ISIS-linked news agency claims

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post

By Kristine Guerra September 18 at 11:19 AM

A man who was killed after stabbing eight people Saturday night inside a Minnesota mall was “a soldier of the Islamic State,” an ISIS-linked news agency said Sunday morning.

The attack occurred around 8 p.m. inside the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud, Minn., about 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis, according to media reports. The still-unnamed man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer.

The suspect, who was wearing a private security uniform, made at least one reference to Allah during the attack and asked at least one person whether they were Muslim before attacking them, according to the St. Cloud Police Department.

In a statement Sunday, Amaq News Agency said the suspect “carried out the operation in response to calls to target citizens of countries belonging to the crusader coalition.”

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[Jason1961]

1. More Islamaphobia

What the right wingnuts are too stupid realize is that these attacks victimize Muslims as well by making Islamaphobia more socially acceptable.

[MicaelS]

2. How the fuck is it Islamaphobia,

When ISIS takes credit?

[Democat]

4. Check post history

About the media:
"They claim to be on our side but then turn on our Candidate when she needs them the most."

[Marengo]

6. That one hits all the right notes, so to speak

[Jason1961]

22. You don't think this will fuel Islamaphobia?

The Alt Right actively encourages bigotry against Muslims and they use these attacks as justification.

[MicaelS]

23. So 8 people get stabbed...

And all you are concerned about is how this is going to fuel Islamaphobia? Your priorities are warped.

[6chars]

5. It is tricky

I think the government should figure out how, where and by whom these people are being radicalized and then try to prevent that from happening. I don't know how to balance the considerations of too much surveillance vs. not enough.

[forthemiddle]

3. Have they identified the attacker yet?

It will be interesting to see what his social media and Internet searches reveal.

[Elmergantry]

7. I will take "Follower of the Religion of Peace"

For $1000 Alex.

[forthemiddle]

9. I don't think there is any doubt about that

I just always am interested in Facebook, Twitter, and other accounts. They sometimes give us more insight than any news media.
I do realize though, that after all these hours the info has probably already been scrubbed.
Facebook may tell us if he was disturbed in his every day life, or if he is mad at how he is treated culture, etc.

[vdogg]

8. Strange how they're claiming this

And not the bombing in NYC. NYC is starting to look more and more domestic.

[dflprincess]

24. I don't think this would have gotten any national attention if it hadn't happened

on the same night of NYC bombings. There is a chance that whoever is claiming this guy was a "soldier of the Islamic state" is just taking advantage of the situation.

[Odin2005]

10. Bullshit IS propaganda.

The Orlando massacre has shown that IS will claim any lone nut as one of them after the fact.

[Archae]

11. But...but...but...Alex Jones assured me it was the government doing a false flag!

Of course I'm not serious, but Jones is. Or he tries to be, to pander to the tinfoil-hat crowd.

[Odin2005]

12. AJ is the worst kind of huckster.

I'm pretty sure he doesn't believe a word he spews.

[Lokilooney]

20. Not quite

They didn't need to in that case as the shooter pledged allegiance to them on the phone while talking with the cops. Now, if you think people like him are just "nuts" then you seriously underestimate the power of ideology.

[Odin2005]

25. He was claiming he supported 3 different Islamist groups that actually hate each other.

Which is a good indicator that he was full of shit.

[truthisfreedom]

13. I think the authorities will find mental illness at the core

Of this attacker's motive.

[cynzke]

14. THAT IS WHAT ISIS TRIES TO RECRUIT.

MENTALLY ILL LONERS.

[backscatter712]

17. Stochastic terrorism.

The favorite weapon of both ISIS and the American right-wing.

[Odin2005]

26. IIRC a lot of Islamist terrorists are alienated young Engineering majors.

They are preying on alienated young people predisposed to concrete, un-nuanced thinking.

[Lokilooney]

21. If i had to bet I would say no.

Just like in Orlando, San Bernardino or the Minneapolis case of 3 men charged with plotting to join ISIS. It's a little pet peeve of mine when someone uses words like "monster" or various connotations to denote mental illness anytime someone does something bad. I suppose it's to avoid more uncomfortable truths, very sane people do bad things and there are no monsters just fellow humans.

[uppityperson]

15. UPDATE : Friends ID suspect in Crossroads stabbings. Somali-American, FBI/police decline "terrorist"

http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2016/09/17/reports-several-hurt-crossroads-center-incident/90607870/

Community members have identified the deceased suspect behind attacks Saturday at Crossroads Center as Dahir Adan.

Leaders of the Somali-American community in St. Cloud gathered Sunday with his family and issued a statement of sympathy for the family and the nine victims of the attack.

Community leader Abdul Kulane said as far as the family and community know, the suspect did not have any history of violence. He was known as a smart, accomplished student at Apollo High School. He was a junior at St. Cloud State University, Kulane said. Adan was also working part-time as a private security officer, leaders said.

The last time he was seen by family was about 6 or 6:30 p.m. Saturday when he said he was going to the mall to buy an iPhone 7. They don't know what happened after that.

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Like the police, Minnesota FBI spokesman Kyle Loven declined to say Sunday if investigators believe the attack was a terrorist act. The FBI says it is assisting St. Cloud police in the investigation

[backscatter712]

16. ISIS claims credit for every nutcase who commits an act of violence and seems slightly Muslim.

Granted, there's the stochastic terrorism aspect of it, but I highly doubt that ISIS actually directly organized this one.

[Odin2005]

27. Won't stop the resident Islamophobes here, though.

[Snake Plissken]

18. Trump and his supporters are celebrating

[sarisataka]

19. One factor,

That I am sure the FBI will investigate, is that Minneapolis has been an active recruiting area for terrorists. St Cloud is less than an hour away.