Munich Islamic terror attack UPDATE

Some readers of liberal disposition [Yes, we do have a few of those. Ed.] have asked why we keep starting the headlines with "Allahu akbar!" when we don't know... yet... anything to suggest that the attackers are Muslims, let alone Islamic terrorists. Well, we go with our suspicions, which haven't yet been found to be unfounded. [Trust that's clear. Ed.]

The latest case in point is the horrific attack in Munich described in "'Allahu akbar!' in Germany", WWW 13/2/25. We noted that the German cops quickly identified the perp as an asylum-seeker from Afghanistan, welcome to the Fatherland by Angela Merkel's minions. However, they said at that time that they didn't know what his motivation was. 

Were we wrong to jump to the usual conclusion? NO! Today, The Times (UK) fills in the blanks in a story headlined "Munich attack suspect named as Afghan fitness influencer". Yeah, so? The truth comes out in the lede: "German authorities have arrested Farhad Noori — who flexed oiled muscles in Instagram and TikTok posts — and believe car-ramming was motivated by Islamism." Quelle surprise!

In case you're behind the paywall, here's more of the Times story. The emphasis is Walt's.

"A man suspected of attempted mass murder after a car was driven into a crowd in central Munich has been named as Farhad Noori, a competitive bodybuilder with tens of thousands of followers on social media. The authorities say they believe the car-ramming was motivated by Islamism. 

"Noori, an Afghan who came to Germany in 2016, described himself online as a 'fitness model' and posted selfies flexing his oiled muscles and posing with cars including a white Mini Cooper similar to the one reportedly used in Thursday's attack. 

"He has 68,000 followers on Instagram and 32,800 on TikTok, and his grinning persona online does not appear to fit the profile of a radical Islamist with a grudge against the West. However, Munich’s top prosecutor, Gabriele Tilmann, said on Friday that she believed there was an “Islamist motivation” to the attack. Noori faces possible charges of attempted murder in 36 cases and causing dangerous bodily harm. 

"'After the crime, the accused said 'Allahu Akbar' to police officers and then prayed after his arrest,' Tilmann told a news conference in Munich on Friday. She said that during a two-hour interrogation on Thursday he admitted he had driven into the crowd deliberately. 'He gave a reason for this, which I would now summarise as a religious motivation. I can’t quote from the interrogation of the accused here...but what he said about it suggests a religious motivation for the crime.'"

Footnote: Readers familiar with the cult classic Repo Man should note the presence of the pinetree air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror.