‘Ohio university attacker lived in Pakistan for 7 years’
In a press conference on Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that a man who injured people in a knife attack on the campus of Ohio State University on Monday was likely inspired by ISIS. It later emerged that the 20-year-old student had stayed in Pakistan before entering the U.S. as a refugee. A cop was on scene within a minute of the start of the attack, and shot and killed the suspect within a minute.
The gunman in those two attacks were Muslim, as was Artan, and were killed by police.
Four citizens sent emails to the university department thanking officer Alan Horujko (huh-RUJ’-koh) for his work handling problems from finding a lost cell phone to responding to a medical emergency. So, he shot him. It was unclear what prompted Artan’s family to immigrate to the United States or if his time outside the United States played a part in his decision to launch the attack, Schiff said.
“To make sure that they have this feeling that this is home is one of my primary concerns, and to feel that they are as American as everyone else, because majority grew up here”, Noah said. The governor also called for patience.
Members of Columbus’ Somali community have denounced the attack.
“If you want us Muslims to stop carrying (out) lone wolf attacks, then make peace”, the post reads. Nevertheless, his office refused to elaborate his comments.
Trump has been a strong supporter of stricter regulations regarding refugees in the U.S. In December 2015, he called for a ban on most foreign Muslims entering the country. In August, the student told the campus newspaper, “The Lantern”, that he was a Muslim.
“I was kind of scared with everything going on in the media”.
Artan was born in Somalia but lived in Pakistan for seven years before coming to the United States in 2014 with his mother and six siblings. He explained that as a Muslim, he had to pray five times a day. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the students and administration. “I went over to the corner and just prayed”.
Where was Ohio State University attacker Abdul Razak Ali Artan on Monday before he rammed his vehicle into a group of people on the school’s campus and charged at passersby with a knife? The Sunni Islamic militant outfit, which is fighting for life in Iraq’s Mosul, said on Tuesday a “soldier of the Islamic State” launched the attack at Ohio State University.
Nine students were rushed to hospital; one is in critical condition.
Byers said there have been no indications that others were involved in the incident.
The university planned an evening gathering at a campus sports arena to help students and staff deal with the aftermath of the attack. Faculty officials advised students to “run” and “hide”. A witness told reporters, he saw Artan plowig into people with his auto.