Arson jihad: Muslim migrant sets crowded bank ablaze
Nov 22, 2016 15:00:31 GMT -5
Post by OmegaMan on Nov 22, 2016 15:00:31 GMT -5
Arson jihad: Muslim migrant sets crowded bank ABLAZE, 27 injured, children burned
By Pamela Geller - on November 18, 2016
ARSON JIHADbank-fire-jihad
A Muslim migrant has started a fire at a bank in Melbourne, setting himself alight and injuring at least 26 people, police said. Six of them are in critical condition, while others suffered from burns and smoke inhalation – including children. Police said the suspect walked into a Commonwealth Bank branch in the suburb of Springvale and used an inflammable liquid to start the fire.
The migrant who allegedly set himself on fire in a suburban Melbourne bank is believed to be a refugee from Myanmar, also known as Burma, living in Australia on a bridging visa. He is a member of the Rohingya minority, a Muslim Indo-Aryan people who live mainly in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.
Sources told the Herald Sun that the 21-year-old arrived on one of the 300 boats carrying more than 20,000 Illegal Maritime Arrivals (IMAs) in 2013 under the Gillard-Rudd government. The alleged attacker was transferred to Christmas Island before settling in Melbourne on a bridging visa, which allowed him to temporarily live in the community while his claim was processed.
About 22,000 asylum seekers, many with unclear histories, are living in the community as agencies such as ASIO continue to conduct checks.
Under the former Labor government, asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat were granted bridging visas allowing them to live in the community without stringent security checks. (Herald Sun)
When the blaze broke out, customers were trapped by black smoke and flames, and passers-by rushed in to help.
“BANK FIRE: DOZENS INJURED, TWO CRITICAL, AFTER MAN ALLEGEDLY SETS FIRE TO SPRINGVALE CBA,” ABC ONLINE, NOVEMBER 17, 2016:
Video: CCTV footage of the man believed to be the accused. (ABC News)
Witnesses rushed to the aid of dozens of people after a 21-year-old man allegedly set fire to a Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne’s south-east on Friday, leaving two people in a critical condition.
Police responded to reports of a fire at the bank about 11:30am
Police say a man, 21, lit an accelerant, setting fire to the bank and himself
The CFA is unsure what type of liquid accelerant was used
The alleged attacker is under police guard in hospital
27 people were injured in the fire, two are critical
Witness says he saw burnt child running from building screaming
Police cannot confirm reports of an explosion before the fire
Full story and pictures at link
By Pamela Geller - on November 18, 2016
ARSON JIHADbank-fire-jihad
A Muslim migrant has started a fire at a bank in Melbourne, setting himself alight and injuring at least 26 people, police said. Six of them are in critical condition, while others suffered from burns and smoke inhalation – including children. Police said the suspect walked into a Commonwealth Bank branch in the suburb of Springvale and used an inflammable liquid to start the fire.
The migrant who allegedly set himself on fire in a suburban Melbourne bank is believed to be a refugee from Myanmar, also known as Burma, living in Australia on a bridging visa. He is a member of the Rohingya minority, a Muslim Indo-Aryan people who live mainly in the Rakhine state of Myanmar.
Sources told the Herald Sun that the 21-year-old arrived on one of the 300 boats carrying more than 20,000 Illegal Maritime Arrivals (IMAs) in 2013 under the Gillard-Rudd government. The alleged attacker was transferred to Christmas Island before settling in Melbourne on a bridging visa, which allowed him to temporarily live in the community while his claim was processed.
About 22,000 asylum seekers, many with unclear histories, are living in the community as agencies such as ASIO continue to conduct checks.
Under the former Labor government, asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat were granted bridging visas allowing them to live in the community without stringent security checks. (Herald Sun)
When the blaze broke out, customers were trapped by black smoke and flames, and passers-by rushed in to help.
“BANK FIRE: DOZENS INJURED, TWO CRITICAL, AFTER MAN ALLEGEDLY SETS FIRE TO SPRINGVALE CBA,” ABC ONLINE, NOVEMBER 17, 2016:
Video: CCTV footage of the man believed to be the accused. (ABC News)
Witnesses rushed to the aid of dozens of people after a 21-year-old man allegedly set fire to a Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne’s south-east on Friday, leaving two people in a critical condition.
Police responded to reports of a fire at the bank about 11:30am
Police say a man, 21, lit an accelerant, setting fire to the bank and himself
The CFA is unsure what type of liquid accelerant was used
The alleged attacker is under police guard in hospital
27 people were injured in the fire, two are critical
Witness says he saw burnt child running from building screaming
Police cannot confirm reports of an explosion before the fire
Full story and pictures at link