Sandy
01-24-2018, 01:49 PM
I'm amazed the police resorted to shooting. I posted a while back about how Spanish police didn't use their guns, and instead had one throw a barricade at an attacker so they could tackle.
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.”
The newspaper also reports that rumours the man quoted verses of the Quran during the attack had not been confirmed by police.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/24/police-shoot-knife-wielding-28-year-old-afghan-belgian-railway-station-deny-terror-links/
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.”
The newspaper also reports that rumours the man quoted verses of the Quran during the attack had not been confirmed by police.
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/24/police-shoot-knife-wielding-28-year-old-afghan-belgian-railway-station-deny-terror-links/