Service man fights off two armed attackers
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So, what happened to the guy they assumed to be a bomber in Brussels?
Good thing the police* don't make assumptions or we would have one less radiation student. Though if he was shot, maybe the metal plates in his coat would have saved him... wonder why didn't i get metal plated gear in rad labs
Obviously these guys are criminals but i dont think it is right to kick up a fuss in the media about it. If it was muggers, then it was muggers. Chances are it was someone with political motive considering their target, though even then, i feel it is best to not make this too public and whip up too much fuss, since that would be the aim of the attackers.
*Excludes US forces and idiots
And as usual you post and down play it and use every other excuse going except the one that it quite possibly is, Islamic terrorism.
Also, why are we only hearing about it now? This happened at 3pm yesterday, what about local people, how long have they known?
There is potentially two nutters about.
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But did it not happen really near the base/station?
You would assume most people from the immediate area have links to the base.
Yeah, these idiots who read the article and find out he is unharmed... O wait
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He is alright it said that in the links, I'm sure the service man in question is really upset that I didn't make public my gushing feelings of hoping he's ok. I've got plenty of friends in the military he'll already be having a beer and getting the pee taken out of him by the lads.
What have I got to apologise for the links posted at the time said nothing about fighting anyone off so it just looked like another sensationalist headline plucked from thin air.
So true terrorists only attack in groups now?
No, but as I've posted in previous threads (with sources), the mentally ill don't tend to work in groups.
Genuine question - is it terrorism if they attack military forces....isn't it just then a military attack?
I know there is no actual universal accepted definition of terrorism, but to me it generally involves targeting civilians/civilian structures
I know there is no actual universal accepted definition of terrorism, but to me it generally involves targeting civilians/civilian structures
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because neither of your sources stated he "fought" them off
The Guardian article quite clearly said that he did fight them off when I read it.
But that is not really what matters eh what matters is that he did and he is alright. Hopefully they capture the two attackers in short order.
Was the serviceman armed and on duty engaged in an active war zone?
Ok, for now we will have to say possible Islamic Attack instead.
That's pretty irerelevant imo, he wasn't a civilian and RAF Marham is actively involved in the operations against ISIS in the ME, so he is effectively contributing to the military effort, yes
The old deflect argument eh Freakbro.
Was this man armed and engaged in an active warzone?
That's like saying ISIS would be justified attacking a woman in work because her husband is on leave from the Armed forces.