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on October 2, 2017 in World News

Edmonton attack suspect had ‘genocidal beliefs,’ says former co-worker who reported him to police

‘He had major issues with polytheists. He said they need to die’ A former co-worker of the Somali refugee CBC News has identified as the man arrested in a weekend attack in Edmonton says Abdulahi Hasan Sharif was an ISIS sympathizer years before Saturday’s violent events, and that he had reported him to police. Terrorism charges are pending against the suspect, who is in custody. Police haven’t released Sharif’s name, but multiple sources have identified him to CBC. Sharif’s former co-worker, who didn’t want to be identified out of concern for his safety, said:  “He would rant. “It was very incoherent. He would just bounce from idea to idea, tangent...

‘He had major issues with polytheists. He said they need to die’ A former co-worker of the Somali refugee CBC News has identified as the man arrested in a weekend attack in Edmonton says Abdulahi Hasan Sharif was an ISIS sympathizer...

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