US EditionIslamic terrorist motive for stabbing being investigated
- Police are investigating a potential Islamist terror motive for a stabbing that occurred in Belfast on March 1, 2025, involving a suspect who traveled from North Africa through Britain.
- An 18-year-old man was arrested near the Ormeau Road for wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
- The victim, a 51-year-old man, received treatment in a hospital and has been discharged after the incident.
- Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck stated that detectives are investigating various motives, including possible religious ideology, a hate crime, or a mental health episode.
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Police investigate potential Islamist terror link to stabbing in Belfast
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident two weeks ago.
·London, United Kingdom
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Possible terrorist link to Belfast stabbing probed as 'motivating factors'
POLICE in Northern Ireland are investigating a potential Islamist terrorist link to a stabbing in Belfast earlier this month. Religious ideology is one of a number of potential motives being investigated, the PA news agency understands. If it is confirmed, it would be Northern Ireland’s first Islamist terrorist incident. Detectives are also probing whether a mental health episode or hate were motivating factors. An 18-year-old man was arrested a…
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