General Discussion

ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Sat Jul 16, 2016, 11:00 AM Jul 2016

France attacker called volatile, showed no jihadist links

In a news conference Friday, hours after the attack in which 84 people were killed and 202 were wounded, prosecutors said they had found no links to the Islamic State extremist group.

Bouhlel had had a series of run-ins with the law for threatening behavior, violence and theft over the past six years. In March, he was given a six-month suspended sentence by a Nice court for a road-rage incident.

Each time he had a crisis, we took him to the doctor who gave him medication," Mohamed Mondher Lahouaiej Bouhlel told BFM television.

"What I know is that he didn't pray, he didn't go to the mosque, he had no ties to religion," said the father, noting that Bouhlel didn't respect the Islamic fasting rituals during the month of Ramadan.

http://bigstory.ap.org/6ed600aab4df409ab8ed3e19e488831f

9 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

France attacker called volatile, showed no jihadist links (Original Post) ehrnst Jul 2016 OP

That seems to be contradicted TeddyR Jul 2016 #1

Not at all... DCBob Jul 2016 #2

He didn't "assume" TeddyR Jul 2016 #9

They always claim responsibility. tman Jul 2016 #3

You'd think ISIS wouldn't want to be associated with louis-t Jul 2016 #4

Too late. tman Jul 2016 #5

And you think a lone, crazed guy just 'happens' on the logistics for a terror attack? Albertoo Jul 2016 #6

My point is that the media will play up the ISIS connection louis-t Jul 2016 #7

No. The inquiry has already established the attacker was linked to radical islamists Albertoo Jul 2016 #8

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)

1. That seems to be contradicted

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:12 PM

Jul 2016

By the latest stories - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-france-attack-in-nice/2016/07/16/4327456e-4ab9-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-low_nice-515am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

2. Not at all...

Reply to TeddyR (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:19 PM

Jul 2016

The investigators are a bit baffled by this guy who most assumed was a ISIS style terrorist turns out to have no background at all in radical Islam or ISIS or any other terror organization. So he assumes that he "radicalized very rapidly" like in hours or days. Its almost like the investigator is being sarcastic.

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)

9. He didn't "assume"

Reply to DCBob (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:54 PM

Jul 2016

He stated that the investigation revealed that the attacker was rapidly radicalized. So an ISIS attack

tman

(983 posts)

3. They always claim responsibility.

Reply to TeddyR (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:28 PM

Jul 2016

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

4. You'd think ISIS wouldn't want to be associated with

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:33 PM

Jul 2016

'crazy'. This guy was crazy. Severe mental problems, no ties to religion. I hope the media emphasizes these facts.

tman

(983 posts)

5. Too late.

Reply to louis-t (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:36 PM

Jul 2016

The narrative is out.

ISIS will take anything they can get.

Albertoo

(2,016 posts)

6. And you think a lone, crazed guy just 'happens' on the logistics for a terror attack?

Reply to louis-t (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:39 PM

Jul 2016

Magically, a lone, deranged person applies to the letter the advice of ISIS to lone wolves,
without any help, and without his faith informing his decision to commit a mass attack?

Would you be interested in buying a nice big, Brooklyn bridge from me? Practically new.

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

7. My point is that the media will play up the ISIS connection

Reply to Albertoo (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:42 PM

Jul 2016

when there is none, just because ISIS calls him a "soldier".

Albertoo

(2,016 posts)

8. No. The inquiry has already established the attacker was linked to radical islamists

Reply to louis-t (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 16, 2016, 12:53 PM

Jul 2016

With proof of direct phone contacts.

it appears to be a case of super-fast radicalization in someone with a frail psyche.

Reply to this discussion