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Related: About this forumWorshipper, 65, takes down heavily armed mosque gunman before he can kill anyone
Source: The Independent
Worshipper, 65, takes down heavily armed mosque gunman before he can kill anyone
Police investigating shooting as terror attack after uncovering evidence of gunmans far-right views
Lizzie Dearden Security Correspondent @lizziedearden
55 minutes ago
A 65-year-old man who tackled a gunman who stormed a mosque in Norway is being hailed as a hero.
Witnesses said Mohamed Rafiq restrained the terror suspect and held him down with another worshipper before police arrived, despite being injured in the struggle.
Mr Rafiq was among three people at the al-Noor Islamic Centre in Baerum on Saturday, when a man burst in with two shotgun-like weapons and a pistol.
The attacker, who was reportedly wearing a uniform and body armour, broke through a glass door to reach the place of worship, where people were preparing to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha.
Speaking to press outside a nearby hotel on Sunday, Mr Rafiq said: Im thankful for all of the help and support I have received.
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Police investigating shooting as terror attack after uncovering evidence of gunmans far-right views
Lizzie Dearden Security Correspondent @lizziedearden
55 minutes ago
A 65-year-old man who tackled a gunman who stormed a mosque in Norway is being hailed as a hero.
Witnesses said Mohamed Rafiq restrained the terror suspect and held him down with another worshipper before police arrived, despite being injured in the struggle.
Mr Rafiq was among three people at the al-Noor Islamic Centre in Baerum on Saturday, when a man burst in with two shotgun-like weapons and a pistol.
The attacker, who was reportedly wearing a uniform and body armour, broke through a glass door to reach the place of worship, where people were preparing to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha.
Speaking to press outside a nearby hotel on Sunday, Mr Rafiq said: Im thankful for all of the help and support I have received.
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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norway-mosque-shooting-attack-latest-gunman-worshipper-man-hero-far-right-terror-a9051986.html
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Worshipper, 65, takes down heavily armed mosque gunman before he can kill anyone (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2019
OP
Probably not. A neo-nazi named Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in Norway....
EarnestPutz
Aug 2019
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underpants
(186,337 posts)1. Good job
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)2. A good guy without a gun . . .
SWBTATTReg
(23,999 posts)3. Wonderful. Now to throw the attacker into prison for life ...
EarnestPutz
(2,562 posts)5. Probably not. A neo-nazi named Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people in Norway....
....a few years ago and he is serving a 21 year sentence.
marble falls
(61,892 posts)4. Smacked him up and how. Good on them, good guys with no guns.