Australia, unfortunately, just racked up another Islamic terror attack in the city of Melbourne. A Muslim “known by police” killed a man and took a woman hostage on Monday before being killed in a shootout with police. Chalk this one up to yet another Muslim “known wolf” that are roaming free to maim and kill as they please.
The dead jihadist, Yacqub Khayre, 29, had a long history of violence and was out on parole when he carried out his attack, only serving three years of a five-year sentence, according to PJ Media. Khayre, a Somali refugee, was serving time for arson and violent crimes “unrelated to terrorism” before being paroled. He was acquitted of plotting a suicide bombing on a Sydney army base in 2010. Authorities considered Khayre a “low risk” threat. However, ISIS has taken credit for his actions.
Investigators say Khayre called a female escort to an apartment complex and took her hostage after killing a 36-year-old Australian man of Chinese origin who worked there. After an intense standoff, Khayre exited the apartment with a shotgun and fired on officers, striking two of them, one in the neck, but the officers are recovering. The suspect was eventually shot dead. Authorities are unsure if the attack was planned. During the standoff, Khayre phoned police and local news to declare “this is for IS” and “this is for al-Qaeda.”
In a statement, ISIS claimed, “The attack in Melbourne, Australia was carried out by a soldier of the Islamic State in response to the call for targeting the subjects of the coalition states.”
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the country must “be constantly vigilant, never to be deterred, always defiant, in the face of Islamist terrorism.”
“We will continue to defy it and we will continue to defeat it,” he added.
The prime minister said there are currently more than 70 ongoing operations in Australia to uncover Muslim terror cells. He was unsure why someone like Khayre was out on parole. But apparently there are dozens of radicalized prisoners out on parole roaming Australian streets, according to the Herald Sun. The country is spending over $6 million on “anti-radicalization programs” on 22 prisoners every year.
It's clear the program is ineffective.
