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Westminster crash: Salih Khater named as suspect
BBC News ^ | 8/15/18 | BBC

Posted on 08/15/2018 7:00:07 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck

The man arrested on suspicion of terror offences after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament has been named as Salih Khater by government sources.

The 29-year-old British citizen, originally from Sudan, has also been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, Met Police said on Wednesday.

He came to the UK as a refugee and was granted asylum, the BBC understands.

His brother described him as a "normal person" with no fanatical ideas, and no links to any religious group.

Abdullah Khater also said his family - who are originally from Darfur in Sudan - was in "a state of shock" over the incident.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: immigration; islam; terrorism
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The 29-year-old British citizen, originally from Sudan

...and therein lies the problem. "British citizen" and "originally from the Sudan" (or anything along the same lines) should not appear in the same sentence if things were run the way they ought to be.

Once again, Enoch Powell is vindicated.

1 posted on 08/15/2018 7:00:07 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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originally from Darfur in Sudan

Importing terrorism.

2 posted on 08/15/2018 7:01:26 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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His brother described him as a "normal person" with no fanatical ideas, and no links to any religious group.

Well he would say that, wouldn't he...

3 posted on 08/15/2018 7:03:28 AM PDT by grobdriver (BUILD KATE'S WALL!)
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His brother described him as a "normal person" with no fanatical ideas, and no links to any religious group

We always hear some variation on this refrain, don't we? Muslim act of terrorism: "He was a normal person, not a religious fanatic." US inner city ferals acting up: "He was a good boy!"

4 posted on 08/15/2018 7:05:04 AM PDT by ek_hornbeck
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To: ek_hornbeck

Just a random “crash”.


5 posted on 08/15/2018 7:12:44 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Yep, predictable


6 posted on 08/15/2018 7:15:40 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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They probably should take a thorough look at the brother’s background.


7 posted on 08/15/2018 7:16:54 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: 1Old Pro

What are you trying to say Hornbeck? That the religion which has brought the world peace and advancement may have been responsible for this “lone wolf”?
Sounds just a bit IslamoPHOBIC to me!


8 posted on 08/15/2018 7:18:46 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("We circle each other in flight Til together we roll like the ocean In its bed at night" Al Stewart)
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Sounds just a bit IslamoPHOBIC to me!

I pretty good at math, not so good at drawing. Hmmm, overwhelming majority of these terrorists are of the peaceful religion of Islam, I'm connecting the dots and they reveal a pattern that a 5th grader could comprehend.

9 posted on 08/15/2018 7:21:10 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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“...turning his life around.”


10 posted on 08/15/2018 7:21:33 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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The fact he was “normal” and did this crime is an indictment on that community.


11 posted on 08/15/2018 7:25:19 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Going to school to become a heart or brain surgeon I’m sure.


12 posted on 08/15/2018 7:30:31 AM PDT by LeonardFMason (426)
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Going to school to become a heart or brain surgeon I’m sure.

Or even more caring, perhaps a public servant or community organizer.

13 posted on 08/15/2018 7:32:05 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Democrats are not smarter than 5th Graders, don’t you know?


14 posted on 08/15/2018 7:40:19 AM PDT by alstewartfan ("We circle each other in flight Til together we roll like the ocean In its bed at night" Al Stewart)
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no fanatical ideas

I wonder what is brother considers 'fanatical.'
15 posted on 08/15/2018 7:42:13 AM PDT by posterchild (anti-science: thinking a fetus is distinct from a tumor and sex is determined by chromosomes)
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named as SUSPECT...

Lets see: Video of the car swerving onto the sidewalk and running People over and then crashes into the barricades protecting Parliament. The Armed Cops pull this raghead out of the car seconds after impacting the barrier.

AND THEY CALL HIM A SUSPECT?!?!

16 posted on 08/15/2018 7:51:18 AM PDT by mabarker1 (congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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Odd, that. I was expecting his first name to be Nigel, Grahame, or Colin.

I suppose there's not too many blokes with those names over there anymore.

17 posted on 08/15/2018 7:53:11 AM PDT by Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness (Eenie meanie, chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak....)
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The fact he was “normal” and did this crime is an indictment on that community.

Normal for a Muslim, or normal for a British citizen? Normal for a Muslim refugee is not normal for a British citizen.


18 posted on 08/15/2018 8:06:06 AM PDT by RideForever
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How can this terrorist be a “suspect”??? The moozlum cretin drove the car.


19 posted on 08/15/2018 8:12:59 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: ek_hornbeck

Importing Islamics and they are surprised when they go all jihad on them.

Islam has been at war with everyone else on the planet since 622 A.D.


20 posted on 08/15/2018 8:25:05 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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