Woman Attacked At Speakers Corner.

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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/knife-attack-speakers-corner-woman-stabbed-charlie-hebdo-shirt-terrorism-b947758.html

"counter-terrorism officers are leading the investigation into a knife attack at Speaker’s Corner on a woman wearing a Charlie Hebdo t-shirt."

"Scotland Yard said the incident, in which the woman was slashed in the head, was not “being treated as terrorism-related at this time”."

\\The Met said: “A number of people witnessed the incident and took mobile phone footage. We would ask those people to contact police and tell us what they know, if they have not already done so.”//

\\The investigation is now being led by the Met’s SO15 Counter Terrorism Command, the force said on Monday.//


So, is it terror related or not, and with all these witnesses there is no description of the attacker, why not,? surely this person needs catching as he/she may strike again.

[naomi24]

Khandro, whatever was on the shirt are you suggesting she shouldn't have worn it for fear of causing offence?

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click on youtube.

[Khandro]

I'm not suggesting anything, I just would like to know.
Btw, some of those cartoons were designed to cause offence and not very funny.

[aelmpvw]

wearing a provocative t shirt doesn't justify being stabbed . . .

[david small]

We know who, we know why. What we don’t know is why in this country we tolerate it. As the lovely naomi24 infers, All in the cause of social cohesion? But in my opinion Cowardice on a National scale.

[Gromit]

Love stronger than hate - apparently not.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SDlUsANTLlc/VK7nu3n00WI/AAAAAAAAk-s/b0BYC9XDcDg/s1600/Charlie%2BHebdo%2Bl'Amour%2Bplus%2Bfort%2Bque%2Bla%2Bhaine.jpg

Seems an odd item of clothing to wear to go and preach the words of Jesus, - a cartoon of two men having a passionate kiss on the mouth.

[naomi24]

Gromit, how do you know that's the T-shirt she wore? Charlie Hebdo T-shirts come in many designs.

[youngmafbog]

Oh, righto, the T-shirt justifies the stabbing then?

This intolerance needs to stop. If these people want to carry on like this then perhaps they would be better suited to a country where their beliefs and actions are tolerated or even supported?

[royfromaus]

I see Answerbank has caught up (you really should join twitter for breaking news)

The police were right behind him...not sure how they let him escape.

[Khandro]

//Oh, righto, the T-shirt justifies the stabbing then?//

Nothing worn or said justifies stabbing someone, but the Hebdo cartoons were provocative, possibly enough to rile a psychopath into doing something outrageous.

The actual founder of the paper (it was first called Hara-Kiri) rebuked the editor saying, 'to show with the caption, "Muhammad; a Star is Born" a naked Muhammad praying, seen from behind, balls dangling & prickdripping, in black & white but with a yellow star on his anus - whatever way you look at it, how is this funny?'

I think even the liberal-minded may think he had a point, I know I do.

[Gromit]

// the T-shirt justifies the stabbing //

I never said that.
It was worn on purpose and got probably a bigger reaction than she bargained for. Of course she can wear what she likes, but the attack is less likely to have happened if she was wearing a Rupert Bear T-Shirt.

It looked like the police witnessed the attack, they were in pursuit within seconds and were right behind him.

[davebro]

So the attacker was just going about his business carrying a knife in case he came across someone he thought needed stabbing?

Damn savage!

[fender62]

i wonder if the guy saw her and the t-shirt then went and bought a knife to stab her, or he just likes to carry a knife ermm.

[Ken4155]

Who knows with these nut jobs?

[THECORBYLOON]

"Gromit, how do you know that's the T-shirt she wore? Charlie Hebdo T-shirts come in many designs."

The still from the video matches the t-shirt here,

https://moteefe.com/charlie-hebdo-t-shirt?color=royal&product=men-s-t-shirt

[naomi24]

Thanks Corby.