Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said: “We are treating this as a terrorist investigation.”
Dealing with things as they are is always good, and at a premium in Britain these days.
Hopkins also said: “Our work will continue to ensure we get to the full facts of what happened and why it took place.”
Here’s “why it took place,” Ian: this man is a devout Muslim who believes in the Islamic State and the caliphate, as is evidenced by his shout: “Long live the caliphate. Allahu akbar.” The Islamic State called on Muslims in the UK to attack non-Muslims. He obeyed. That’s why this took place. No, don’t thank me. I’m happy to be of service.
“Manchester Victoria ‘terror’ stabbings happened hours after ISIS called for lone wolf attacks,” by Abigail O’Leary, Mirror, January 1, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The Manchester Victoria ‘terror’ attack happened just hours after ISIS called for lone wolf terror across the world….
Just hours before the stabbings, it was revealed ISIS fanatics had flooded the internet with material urging so-called ‘lone wolf’ attacks.
One poster threatened a New Year’s Day attack in New York while another clearly urges attacks in London – with a poster showing Big Ben in the background.
The London illustrated poster reads “welcome to bloody years” while an image showing the New York skyline and an ISIS soldier reads: “New York 1/1/2019” and a fire can be seen burning through the city.
“And hit them with the explosive belts and vehicle bomb, and shock them with adhesive explosives and packages, and harvest them with silencers and snipers, horrify and terrify the with the intrusions.”
There is no confirmed ISIS link and police tasered and pepper-sprayed the suspect at the scene before being arresting him “within minutes”.
He was seen on a Snapchat video shouting “Allahu Akbar” – meaning “God is the greatest” – as he was bundled into a police van.
A witness said the suspect also shouted about “bombings in other countries” and “Allah” during the incident….
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said in a latest update: “We are treating this as a terrorist investigation which is being led by counter terrorism officers with support from Greater Manchester Police. They were working throughout the night to piece together the details of what happened and to identify the man who was arrested.
“This detailed work will continue and we are currently searching an address in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester which is believed to be where the man had most recently been living. Our work will continue to ensure we get to the full facts of what happened and why it took place.”