Machete-Wielding Man Known to FBI

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http://abc7news.com/news/machete-wielding-man-known-to-fbi/1198242/

The machete-wielding man who allegedly injured four people in an attack at an Ohio restaurant before he was shot and killed by police was known to the FBI, but not under full scale investigation, law enforcement sources tell ABC News.

The suspect, identified as Mohamed Barry, 30, according to Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz, was in a law enforcement database which includes names potentially related to terrorism, sources said. Being in the database would have flagged him if he came in contact with local authorities.

The FBI is investigating the suspect's motive, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs said at a news conference this afternoon, adding that the motive is not yet clear.

Barry had a Columbus address, but police do not yet know where he is from, Jacobs said.

The man's attack was first reported at the Nazareth Restaurant and Deli in Columbus around 6 p.m. Thursday, the Columbus Police Department said today. The man allegedly walked into the restaurant, had a conversation with an employee and left, before returning about 30 minutes later, according to the Associated Press. That's when he allegedly approached a man and a woman sitting by the door and launched his attack, the AP reported.

[truth_seeker]

Trump says we are being governed and led by stupid and incompetent people.

A great example is the statement, they are searching for his motive.

A guy named Mohamad goes to an Israeli restaurant with a machete, and our police are looking for a motive.

Trump obviously wins the prize for old fashioned common sense, which is not common enough, with government these days.

Known to FBI. We need to reach a point of pre-emptive actions for the safety of innocents.

This guy is a Somali immigrant, known to FBI=in my book adios MF. Next plane or boat.

[rangerrebew]

FBI eyes 'lone-wolf' terror attack in Ohio
Muslim refugee goes on machete rampage inside restaurant owned by Israeli
Published: 18 hours ago. Updated: 02/12/2016 at 7:37 PM
 

A Muslim man from Somalia unleashed a bloody machete attack on patrons at a restaurant owned by a Christian Arab Israeli in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday night and the FBI is now investigating it as a possible act of “lone-wolf” terrorism.

CBS News was first to identify the attacker, who entered the Nazareth Mediterranean Restaurant and began slashing people, as a Somali immigrant named Mohamed Barry.

Barry was known to the FBI, but not under full scale investigation, law enforcement sources told ABC News. He was in a law enforcement database which includes names potentially related to terrorism, sources said.

Barry had a Columbus address, but police do not yet know where he is from, said Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs.

“He came to each table and just started hitting them,” one of the diners, Karen Bass, told CBS News. “There was a man on the floor bleeding. There was blood on the floor. It was awful. It was just carnage.”

Four people were wounded in the machete attack, one critically.

The owner of the restaurant, Hany Baransi, who is a Christian Arab from Israel, said he had not taken a day off since Jan. 2 but took off Thursday night because of a migraine headache. He is a proud Israeli citizen who flies the Israeli flag in his restaurant.

“Obviously we were targeted because there’s a whole bunch of businesses around here,” he told the Columbus Dispatch.

As an Arab Christian who supports Israel, he described himself as “the minor, minor, minor of the minority. So nobody likes me.”

Watch restaurant owner Hany Baransi’s interview with the Columbus Dispatch:

Police said the man entered the restaurant and asked for the owner.

He came back an hour later with the machete and started hacking patrons.

"This was a brutal attack," said Sgt. Rich Weiner, with Columbus Police. "The second time, nothing was said. He just came in and started the attack."

"Right now, there's nothing that leads us to believe that this is anything but just a random attack," Weiner said.

Two men left the restaurant and called 9-1-1 while another threw chairs at the attacker. Another patron reportedly reached for something behind the register and that's when the jihadist stopped his assault and fled. After a five-mile car chase, he exited his vehicle with the machete. That's when officers shot him dead.

The attacker may have traveled to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, in 2012, CBS reported, citing unnamed federal law enforcement officials.

Columbus a favorite dumping ground for Somali refuges

Columbus is home to the second-largest Somali-American community in the U.S. after Minneapolis.

And how did all the Somalis get in Columbus?

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As WND has reported in a series of articles, the main route into the United States for Somali nationals is through the refugee resettlement program. The U.S government has since 1992 worked with the United Nations to permanently resettle more than 110,000 Somali refugees into dozens of U.S. cities, including Minneapolis, Columbus, San Diego, and smaller cities in Maine, Texas, Idaho, Washington, Georgia, Michigan, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

More than 99 percent of Somali refugees are Sunni Muslims, and the FBI has confirmed that at least 40 young Somali men have left their adopted homeland since 2007 to join the ranks of foreign terrorist organizations including al-Shabab in Somalia and ISIS in Syria. Dozens more have been charged and convicted of providing material support to overseas terrorists.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has been supportive of the refugee resettlements in his state. Like many GOP governors, he has questioned the quality of the vetting process for Syrian refugees, but nothing has been said about the Somali refugees who have been arriving in large numbers for years and struggling to assimilate. They continue to arrive in U.S. cities at a rate of 500 to 800 a month without so much as a word from the GOP governors.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a contender for the GOP presidential nomination, has supported the resettlement of Muslim refugees in his state.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a contender for the GOP presidential nomination, has supported the resettlement of Muslim refugees in his state.

Since 2002, the U.S. State Department has delivered 7,020 Somali refugees to Ohio, and 5,852 of them have been sent to Columbus, according to the federal refugee database.

CBS News homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reported that investigators were searching for a motive, running down leads to try to determine if the attack was "somehow tied to terrorist organizations."

So far, the attack has received little attention in the national media. CNN ran the story under the headline, "Man with machete hurts 4 in Ohio," and failed to name the suspect or his nationality. Fox News also played down the story and did not mention the attacker's Somali Muslim heritage or the fact that Columbus is home to a large community of Somali refugees.

Cruz, Sessions demand Obama stop hiding jihad attacks

It took more than five months for the Justice Department to decide that the July 2015 mass shooting that killed five U.S. servicemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was a terrorist attack. That attack was carried out by Mohammed Youssef Abdulazeez, who emigrated to the U.S. from Kuwait with his parents at the age of 6.

In November last year, Faisal Mohammad unleashed a knife attack on fellow students at University of California-Merced, a case that received almost no national media attention and was never ruled a terrorist attack by the Obama administration.

See WND's Big List of Muslim terror attacks and attempted terror attacks covered up by the FBI.

The 2009 attack by Maj. Nidal Hason at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 soldiers was ruled "workplace violence."

Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently sent a letter calling on the Obama administration to stop covering up the arrests of Muslim jihadists inside the U.S.

The letter states that since early 2014 there have been 113 arrests of Muslims implicated in terrorist activity on U.S. soil and the Obama administration refuses to provide an immigration history on any of them. Most of the cases have received little or no coverage in the national media.

The restaurant in Ohio remains closed while police investigate.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2016/02/muslim-refugee-unleashes-carnage-inside-ohio-restaurant/#Mwiop8m4TcmPfgLc.99

[rangerrebew]

Columbus PD Think Machete Attack at Restaurant Was Random; Restaurant Owner Disagrees

By Aaron Goldstein on 2.12.16 | 5:09PM

Last night, four people were stabbed by a man wielding a machete at a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Fortunately, all are expected to survive their injuries. The assailant fled the scene, but authorities caught up with him and eventually shot and killed him. The assailant was later identified as Mohammed Barry who is believed to be of Somali origin who has spent time in Dubai.

Columbus PD have stated they believe the attack was random. However, Barry was in the restaurant 30 to 45 minutes prior to the attack and then returned with the machete. This was no random attack.

However, Hany Baransi, owner of the Nazareth Restaurant & Deli, sees things differently. Baransi told a reporter with WCMH, the NBC affiliate in Columbus, that Barry had asked the employee where he was from. The employee told Barry that Baransi was originally from Israel. Barry also asked about Baransi's whereabouts and the food on the menu. Baransi is a Christian born in Haifa and has an American and Israeli flag in his restaurant. Well, there's your motive. In any case, the FBI is now investigating the incident as a "lone wolf terrorist attack". There are an awful lot of lone wolves out there.

All I can say at this point is that if you live in Columbus or the surrounding area or planning to visit Columbus in the near future, it would be a nice thing to visit the Nazareth Restaurant & Deli to show your support for Mr. Baransi and have a falafel and maybe some shish kabob. It would be the American thing to do.

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[katzenjammer]

Yeah, sure, random.  OK.   

[17 Oaks]

Police/Obama do not want his name released, but his first name is.....drum roll please.....(3 guesses, first 2 don't count...'Mohamed' just call me work place violence Jones.

[truth_seeker]

"Columbus PD have stated they believe the attack was random. "

The question becomes: Why do these law enforcement departments play such an silly game?

Do they worry that various federal "grants" will be withheld, if they speak the obvious truth?

[katzenjammer]

That is certainly a part of it, t_s.

[17 Oaks]

"Columbus PD have stated they believe the attack was random. "

The question becomes: Why do these law enforcement departments play such an silly game?

Do they worry that various federal "grants" will be withheld, if they speak the obvious truth?

You nailed it!  Quick call from DoJ telling them to ZIP it or Fed grant money might get lost in the mail...

[rangerrebew]

Networks Skirt Mentioning Islamism in Machete Attack Coverage
By Matthew Balan | February 12, 2016 | 10:22 PM EST
 

ABC, CBS, NBC's Friday evening newscasts all failed to mention Islamism as a possible motive in their coverage of the machete attack inside an Ohio restaurant on Thursday. ABC's World News Tonight didn't even use the word "terrorism" during their report on Mohamed Barry's rampage. Alex Perez merely noted that "Barry was known to the FBI, but was not under a full-scale investigation." CBS's Jeff Pegues underlined that "police say the assault has the hallmarks of a terrorism-inspired attack." Pegues was also the only Big Three correspondent to report that Barry was "here in the U.S. on a green card." [video below]

All three programs noted that the restaurant owner's Israeli background. However, NBC's Pete Williams was the only one to specify that "the owner...is from Israel — a Christian Arab. Investigators are looking at whether Barry may have mistakenly thought he was Jewish." Williams also revealed that "radical comments by him [Barry] four years ago brought a brief look from the FBI, which then moved on."

ABC anchor David Muir led into Perez's report by highlighting that "law enforcement revealing a short time ago the man was known to the FBI." The correspondent soon reported that "the chaos beginning about six o'clock Thursday night at Nazareth Restaurant, owned by a local Israeli man. Police say the attacker, identified as 30-year-old Mohamed Barry, stormed in with a machete in hand." Perez concluded the segment with the same "known to the FBI" phrase as Muir.

On CBS Evening News, Pegues led with his "hallmarks of a terrorism-inspired attack" line. He also spotlighted that "30-year-old Mohamed Barry went to this Mediterranean restaurant and asked questions about the Israeli owner and the food." The CBS journalist ended his report with the detail about the green card. However, he failed to give a specific detail that was mentioned in CBS News's reporting on the attack online — that "the suspected attacker has a Somali background, and officials believe he may have traveled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates in 2012."

NBC's Lester Holt led into Williams's report by pointing out "the questions investigators are trying to answer: why did he do it, and could it have been an act of terrorism?" The correspondent included the details about the "Christian Arab" background of the restaurant and that "investigators are looking at whether Barry may have mistakenly thought he was Jewish." He also noted that "investigators say they don't know why Barry attacked now and chose that target — no known connections yet with ISIS."

Williams revealed, at the end of the segment, that "it may be, one law enforcement official says tonight, a blend of factors — a long, simmering interest in radicalism; and all the attention given to terror attacks worldwide."

The transcript of Alex Perez's report from ABC's World News Tonight; Jeff Pegues's report from CBS Evening News; and Pete Williams's report from NBC Nightly News, which all aired on February 12, 2016:

    02/12/2016
    06:38 pm EST
    ABC — World News Tonight With David Muir

    DAVID MUIR: In the meantime, breaking developments as we're on the air this evening, after a terrifying machete attack at a restaurant in Ohio — law enforcement revealing a short time ago the man was known to the FBI — that man tearing through the restaurant, injuring several people, then leading police on a high-speed chase.

    ABC's Alex Perez with the 9-1-1 calls tonight.

    UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN (from 9-1-1 call):  Some guy pulled out a machete and started stabbing people.

    ALEX PEREZ (voice-over): Tonight, investigators are trying to figure out what triggered a horrific attack on this restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.

    UNIDENTIFIED MALE DISPATCHER (from 9-1-1 call): How many people are hurt?

    UNIDENTIFIED MAN: One seriously — we need an ambulance very badly.

    PEREZ: The chaos beginning about six o'clock Thursday night at Nazareth Restaurant, owned by a local Israeli man. Police say the attacker, identified as 30-year-old Mohamed Barry, stormed in with a machete in hand.

    TRACY, VICTIM: I was on the ground; and I just — I thought to myself that — you know, at any moment, I'm going to get a knife in my back.

    PEREZ: She says Barry remained silent as he went table to table, hacking at customers — many defending themselves with chairs.

    TRACY: There's blood everywhere.

    PEREZ: Authorities say Barry took off in a car — police eventually tracking Barry down and shooting him dead.

    DEPUTY CHIEF MICHAEL WOODS, COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT: Lone individual, machete, going into a public place — those are the things that — that give us concern.

    PEREZ: The attack leaving four people at the restaurant injured — including one critically.

    PEREZ (on-camera): And David, the FBI now working with investigators here, trying to figure out a motive. Law enforcement sources tell ABC News that Barry was known to the FBI, but was not under a full-scale investigation. David?

    MUIR: Alex Perez with us tonight — thanks, Alex.


    02/12/2016
    06:38 pm EST
    CBS Evening News

    SCOTT PELLEY: Police are trying to figure out why a man armed with a machete attacked people last night in a restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. Four people were hurt — one critically.

    Jeff Pegues is following this.

    JEFF PEGUES (voice-over): Police say the assault has the hallmarks of a terrorism-inspired attack. Michael Woods is deputy chief of the Columbus Police Department.

    MICHAEL WOODS, DEPUTY CHIEF, COLUMBUS, OHIO POLICE DEPARTMENT: Lone individual, machete, going into a public place, committing an assault on people that he apparently does not know. Those are the things that — that give us concern.

    PEGUES: Investigators say last night, 30-year-old Mohamed Barry went to this Mediterranean restaurant and asked questions about the Israeli owner and the food. He left, and then returned half an hour later with a machete. In 9-1-1 calls, witnesses described Barry slashing diners.

    UNIDENTIFIED MAN (from 9-1-1 call): He just walked in and started stabbing people.

    UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN (from 9-1-1 call): Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, my God! We need an ambulance here now!

    PEGUES: Barry led police on a five-mile car chase before he was shot and killed, after investigators say he lunged at an officer.

    PEGUES (on-camera): Law enforcement sources tell CBS News that Barry had been on their radar before; and that is why Columbus police quickly notified federal authorities after that attack. Scott, we've also learned that he was here in the U.S. on a green card.

    PELLEY: Jeff Pegues, thanks.


    02/12/2016
    07:08 pm EST
    NBC Nightly News

    LESTER HOLT: The FBI is investigating a vicious attack that took place inside a restaurant in Ohio. It happened when a man pulled out a machete and went on a rampage — slashing and stabbing people as customers made panicked calls for help. The questions investigators are trying to answer: why did he do it, and could it have been an act of terrorism?

    We get the latest from our justice correspondent, Pete Williams.

    PETE WILLIAMS (voice-over): Police say a man walked into this Columbus restaurant around dinnertime; asked some questions; then came back a short time later with a machete.

    UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN (from 9-1-1 call): Some guy pulled out a machete and started stabbing people I ran out with my kids.

    UNIDENTIFIED MAN (from 9-1-1 call): There are several people injured here.

    WILLIAMS: Some of those inside threw chairs to fight back. He ran out, drove away, and was stopped after a five-mile chase. Police say he was shot and killed when he lunged — holding a knife at one of them.

    The FBI immediately began searching the home of the man identified as the attacker: 30-year-old Mohamed Barry. Law enforcement officials say radical comments by him four years ago brought a brief look from the FBI, which then moved on.

    Restaurant employees say when Barry first came in, he asked where the owner is from. The owner, Hany Baransi, is from Israel — a Christian Arab. Investigators are looking at whether Barry may have mistakenly thought he was Jewish.

    HANY BARANSI, RESTAURANT OWNER: I've been crying — I'm a 50-year-old man — I've been crying like a baby for the last 12 hours.

    WILLIAMS : Four people were hurt in the machete attack — the most seriously: Bill Foley, who sings at the restaurant, now in critical but stable condition.

    CHIEF KIM JACOBS, COLUMBUS, OHIO POLICE DIVISION: We are very grateful that our victims that sustained wounds last night are all expected to recover.

    WILLIAMS: Investigators say they don't know why Barry attacked now and chose that target — no known connections yet with ISIS.

    WILLIAMS (on-camera): It may be, one law enforcement official says tonight, a blend of factors — a long, simmering interest in radicalism; and all the attention given to terror attacks worldwide. Pete Williams, NBC News, Washington.

Source URL: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/matthew-balan/2016/02/12/networks-skirt-mentioning-islamism-machete-attack-coverage

[mountaineer]

WILLIAMS: Investigators say they don't know why Barry attacked now and chose that target — no known connections yet with ISIS.

As if ISIS were the only Islamic terrorism group - and as if any radical Muslim needed to belong to a group to commit an act of terror. Sheesh.

[17 Oaks]

The whole purpose behind this is to lull the people into thinking there is not problem until which time Iran or N Korea pops a nuke here in the US, then the govt locks down the country and establishes a dictatorship and note we have no intentions of fighting back, we will just roll over like the Navy was ordered to do a couple of weeks ago.  I am not sure the giving up without a fight has ever happened in Naval history, but I will let the sailors weigh in on that to confirm...


Was it not Naval Captian John Paul Jones who said:  "I have not yet begun to fight"