The reticence about the fact that this young man was a jihadi continues. The establishment media all over the West thinks that it is of cardinal importance to ensure that no one think ill of Islam of jihad, and so citizens have to read tea leaves in order to determine what is going on.
An update on this story. “Teenager who stabbed Army chaplain had been ‘radicalised’ online, gardaí believe,” by Conor Gallagher and Conor Lally, Irish Times, August 17, 2024:
A 16-year-old Galway teenager who stabbed an Army chaplain on Thursday night had been laying in wait to launch an attack on Defence Forces personnel due to grievances over Ireland’s overseas military activities, gardaí believe.
The incident, which left Fr Paul F Murphy (52) with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, is being treated as a possible terrorist attack by gardaí from the Special Detective Unit, the State’s primary counter-terrorism agency….
Gardaí have searched his home and have examined his electronic devices. They believe he had become “radicalised to an extent” by conspiracy theories regarding Irish involvement in Mali and the Middle East.
During the attack, the teenager was heard shouting about the Irish Defence Forces’ involvement in Mali, although his exact grievance was unclear.
Until recently, the Defence Forces took part in two operations in the sub-Saharan nation, under European Union and United Nations banners, in response to the threat from Islamic militants. Irish involvement in the EU operation, a military training mission aimed at building up the Malian army, ceased last year amid concerns Malian troops were taking part in attacks on civilians….
Gardaí believe the teenager had been waiting in a laneway beside the entrance to the barracks for an opportunity to carry out an attack.
Fr Murphy’s car did not have Army markings and he was wearing civilian clothes. It is understood Fr Murphy had rolled down his window in preparation to talk to the sentry when the teenager approached his vehicle.
The attacker then started to stab the victim with a previously hidden knife….
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Ireland has troops in Mali? Since when?
FYI says
Probably news to most of the Irish people.The Irish Govt has decided to invcrease the population of Ireland WITHOUT CONSULTING THE PEOPLE.
The Govt of Ireland seems to think that Ireland is their personal property.
The president of Ireland Mr Higgins is an actual Leprechaun and the “taoiseach” or leader is simon harris although he is not actually leader of anything as he works for the EU.So of course they couldn’t be bothering informing the people..
rick says
The upshot of this could very well be a flood of “refugees” from Mali to Ireland.