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Ohio State University attacker may have self-radicalized, officials say
Source: The Guardian and Reuters
Ohio State University attacker may have self-radicalized, officials say
Guardian staff and Reuters
Tuesday 29 November 2016 19.48 GMT
The assailant who ploughed into pedestrians at Ohio State University on Monday and stabbed several others with a butcher’s knife may have been self-radicalized, US officials said on Tuesday.
Investigators were investigating the background of Abdul Razak Ali Artan one day after he injured 11 people in the attack on the Columbus campus where he was a student.
He was shot dead moments later by a police officer. Law enforcement officials have given no motive for the attack.
So far, investigators have found no strong evidence linking Artan to other known militant individuals, cells or groups, two federal law enforcement officials – who declined to be named because the inquiry is ongoing – told Reuters.
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Guardian staff and Reuters
Tuesday 29 November 2016 19.48 GMT
The assailant who ploughed into pedestrians at Ohio State University on Monday and stabbed several others with a butcher’s knife may have been self-radicalized, US officials said on Tuesday.
Investigators were investigating the background of Abdul Razak Ali Artan one day after he injured 11 people in the attack on the Columbus campus where he was a student.
He was shot dead moments later by a police officer. Law enforcement officials have given no motive for the attack.
So far, investigators have found no strong evidence linking Artan to other known militant individuals, cells or groups, two federal law enforcement officials – who declined to be named because the inquiry is ongoing – told Reuters.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/29/ohio-state-shooting-abdul-razak-ali-artan
