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'Somali refugee student' mowed down classmates with his car and slashed them with a butcher's knife at Ohio State University before he was shot dead by cops in horror morning rampage
Daily Mail
by Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com
11/28/2016
An Ohio State University police officer shot a knife-wielding man dead after the assailant went on a rampage at the school Monday morning, injuring at least nine people.
The assailant has not officially been named, but local news stations have identified the attacker as a Somali refugee student with permanent legal residence in the U.S.
While the motive for the attack is still unknown, there are questions about whether the assailant may have carried it out in jihad, since Somlia is a Muslim-majority country. The country has also become a haven for terror groups - including ISIS - since civil war broke out in the 1990s.
At an afternoon press conference, officials said there appeared to be only one attacker, who wielded a knife and a car during the attack - countering earlier reports of a shooting involving possibly multiple assailants.
The chaos started just before 10am, when a fire alarm was pulled at Watts Hall, home to the chemical engineering department. As people were evacuating the building, a man driving a silver car jumped the curb and mowed down the crowds of innocent bystanders.
The attacker then got out of the car and started slashing victims with a butcher knife. A witness told CNN that the knife-wielding man remained silent throughout the attack but had a 'crazed' look on his face. An OSU police officer was on the scene within a minute and shot the attacker dead.
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- An knife-wielding assailant was shot dead at OSU's Columbus campus Monday morning
- Fire alarm was pulled at Watts Hall just before 10am and attacker mowed down evacuating students and staff with his car
- He then got out of the vehicle and started slashing victims with a knife
- A responding OSU police officer shot the man dead
- SWAT teams stormed a nearby parking garage looking for additional suspects
- Two men were taken from the scene in handcuffs, but police say they now believe only one attacker was involved
- At least nine people have been injured - including one in critical condition
- The shelter in place was lifted just after 11:30am
Daily Mail
by Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com
11/28/2016
An Ohio State University police officer shot a knife-wielding man dead after the assailant went on a rampage at the school Monday morning, injuring at least nine people.
The assailant has not officially been named, but local news stations have identified the attacker as a Somali refugee student with permanent legal residence in the U.S.
While the motive for the attack is still unknown, there are questions about whether the assailant may have carried it out in jihad, since Somlia is a Muslim-majority country. The country has also become a haven for terror groups - including ISIS - since civil war broke out in the 1990s.
At an afternoon press conference, officials said there appeared to be only one attacker, who wielded a knife and a car during the attack - countering earlier reports of a shooting involving possibly multiple assailants.
The chaos started just before 10am, when a fire alarm was pulled at Watts Hall, home to the chemical engineering department. As people were evacuating the building, a man driving a silver car jumped the curb and mowed down the crowds of innocent bystanders.
The attacker then got out of the car and started slashing victims with a butcher knife. A witness told CNN that the knife-wielding man remained silent throughout the attack but had a 'crazed' look on his face. An OSU police officer was on the scene within a minute and shot the attacker dead.
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View the complete article, including images and videos, at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...niversity.html