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St. Cloud Crossroads Mall Stabber Mentioned Allah, Asked Victim if He Was Muslim
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<blockquote data-quote="_CY_" data-source="post: 2907637" data-attributes="member: 7629"><p>The Latest: Somali father IDs son as Minnesota mall attacker</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/analytics_apnewsregistry_com_analytics_v2_image_svc_AP_RWS_hos4ef30b6ec2f080d096c8e463c19a7057.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- The Latest on the stabbing of eight people at a central Minnesota shopping mall (all times local):</p><p></p><p>3:30 p.m.</p><p></p><p>The father of the man who stabbed nine people at a central Minnesota mall has identified him as a 22-year-old college student.</p><p></p><p>Ahmed Adan told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis that police told him Saturday night that his son, Dahir A. Adan, died at Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud.</p><p></p><p>He says police didn't mention the attack on the mall, but they seized photos and other materials from the family's apartment.</p><p></p><p>Authorities haven't publicly identified the attacker. They say the attacker stabbed nine people Saturday night before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries.</p><p></p><p>Ahmed Adan, who is Somali, says his son came to the U.S. 15 years ago and was was a student at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. He told the Star Tribune he had "no suspicion" that his son might have been involved in terrorist activity.</p><p></p><p>The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>1:10 p.m.</p><p></p><p>An FBI official says investigators are viewing an attack at a Minnesota mall in which a man stabbed nine people as a possible act of terrorism.</p><p></p><p>FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Rick Thornton said Sunday that authorities are digging into the suspect's background to determine his possible motivation for Saturday night's attack at the Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud.</p><p></p><p>St. Cloud's mayor and police chief praised the swift actions of an off-duty, part-time Avon police officer for shooting and killing the attacker. They identified him as Officer Jason Falconer.</p><p></p><p>Mayor David Kleis says there were nine people who were hurt, not eight, as authorities previously reported. He says the ninth person took themselves to a hospital and was treated and released. Three of the victims remain hospitalized with injuries that aren't considered life-threatening.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>11:50 a.m.</p><p></p><p>Three college freshmen who were shopping at a Minnesota mall when a man stabbed eight people say they saw two bloodied men stumble from a hallway.</p><p></p><p>Sydney Weires (weerz) says she was at Crossroads Center mall with two friends Saturday night when they heard a scream. She says she saw a man who looked like a security guard sprint down a hallway, and then two men stumbled out.</p><p></p><p>She says one had blood on his face, and the other had blood on his back. The men screamed to get out of the mall because someone had a knife.</p><p></p><p>Weires says she and her friends ran out of the mall.</p><p></p><p>Authorities say all of the injured are expected to survive. They say the suspect was dressed in a private security uniform and reportedly made references to Allah.</p><p></p><p>An off-duty police officer shot and killed him.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MALL_ST_CLOUD_MINNESOTA_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-09-18-11-02-21" target="_blank">http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MALL_ST_CLOUD_MINNESOTA_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-09-18-11-02-21</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="_CY_, post: 2907637, member: 7629"] The Latest: Somali father IDs son as Minnesota mall attacker [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/analytics_apnewsregistry_com_analytics_v2_image_svc_AP_RWS_hos4ef30b6ec2f080d096c8e463c19a7057.gif[/IMG] ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- The Latest on the stabbing of eight people at a central Minnesota shopping mall (all times local): 3:30 p.m. The father of the man who stabbed nine people at a central Minnesota mall has identified him as a 22-year-old college student. Ahmed Adan told the Star Tribune of Minneapolis that police told him Saturday night that his son, Dahir A. Adan, died at Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud. He says police didn't mention the attack on the mall, but they seized photos and other materials from the family's apartment. Authorities haven't publicly identified the attacker. They say the attacker stabbed nine people Saturday night before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries. Ahmed Adan, who is Somali, says his son came to the U.S. 15 years ago and was was a student at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. He told the Star Tribune he had "no suspicion" that his son might have been involved in terrorist activity. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack. --- 1:10 p.m. An FBI official says investigators are viewing an attack at a Minnesota mall in which a man stabbed nine people as a possible act of terrorism. FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Rick Thornton said Sunday that authorities are digging into the suspect's background to determine his possible motivation for Saturday night's attack at the Crossroads Center mall in St. Cloud. St. Cloud's mayor and police chief praised the swift actions of an off-duty, part-time Avon police officer for shooting and killing the attacker. They identified him as Officer Jason Falconer. Mayor David Kleis says there were nine people who were hurt, not eight, as authorities previously reported. He says the ninth person took themselves to a hospital and was treated and released. Three of the victims remain hospitalized with injuries that aren't considered life-threatening. --- 11:50 a.m. Three college freshmen who were shopping at a Minnesota mall when a man stabbed eight people say they saw two bloodied men stumble from a hallway. Sydney Weires (weerz) says she was at Crossroads Center mall with two friends Saturday night when they heard a scream. She says she saw a man who looked like a security guard sprint down a hallway, and then two men stumbled out. She says one had blood on his face, and the other had blood on his back. The men screamed to get out of the mall because someone had a knife. Weires says she and her friends ran out of the mall. Authorities say all of the injured are expected to survive. They say the suspect was dressed in a private security uniform and reportedly made references to Allah. An off-duty police officer shot and killed him. [URL]http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MALL_ST_CLOUD_MINNESOTA_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-09-18-11-02-21[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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