'Police have shot and killed a man who entered a west Auckland supermarket and injured six people on Friday afternoon.
The man - who was on a terror watchlist - carried out the "ISIS-inspired" attack at the LynnMall Countdown with a knife just after 2pm.'
'The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) has released a statement condemning today's attack, saying it has "resurrected the trauma" of the Christchurch terror attack.
"Terrorists who do such inhumane and vile acts do not belong to any religion, said Ibrar Sheikh, President of FIANZ.'
Source: Police shoot man dead after terror attack at Countdown LynnMall in Auckland leaves multiple people injured
Personally I take issue with Ibrar Sheikh's response on two counts.
1. It is dishonest to say that a person who belongs to a religion does not belong to any religion. The person in question had a religion and that religion was 'Islamic State'
2. I think it tarnishes the image of the non-religious to say all the terrorists belong to us.
Thoughts?
In my opinion.
The man - who was on a terror watchlist - carried out the "ISIS-inspired" attack at the LynnMall Countdown with a knife just after 2pm.'
'The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) has released a statement condemning today's attack, saying it has "resurrected the trauma" of the Christchurch terror attack.
"Terrorists who do such inhumane and vile acts do not belong to any religion, said Ibrar Sheikh, President of FIANZ.'
Source: Police shoot man dead after terror attack at Countdown LynnMall in Auckland leaves multiple people injured
Personally I take issue with Ibrar Sheikh's response on two counts.
1. It is dishonest to say that a person who belongs to a religion does not belong to any religion. The person in question had a religion and that religion was 'Islamic State'
2. I think it tarnishes the image of the non-religious to say all the terrorists belong to us.
Thoughts?
In my opinion.