Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the shooting and hostage situation that left two men dead in Melbourne Earlier, the gunman had said “this is for ISIS and al-Qaeda,” but still the police were in doubt, stating that “terrorism was “one line of inquiry.” Yacqub Khayre was also acquitted of plotting a terror attack at […]
Australia: Muslim who killed man and took hostage once charged with jihad plot at army base
He was acquitted, and that was the end of the state’s interest in him. Australian authorities cleared him of involvement in one criminal matter, and that was that. Australia, like all Western states, treats each incidence of jihad as a separate criminal incident, with no larger significance. The idea that this is a war, and […]