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> the perp has been identified as Algerian The BBC says otherwise: > It is understood that included false claims that the attacker was a foreign national. >
by loeg 3y ago
> the perp has been identified as Algerian
The BBC says otherwise:
> It is understood that included false claims that the attacker was a foreign national.
> Sources have indicated to the BBC that the man suspected of carrying out the attack is an Irish citizen in his late 40s who has lived in the country for 20 years.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-67514960 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-67514960
- poisonarena 3y agoSo he is an Algerian immigrant
- djohnston 3y ago[flagged]
- wyldfire 3y agoThe beeb also says that the guy (a guy?) who intervened is an immigrant from Brazil. > Brazilian Caio Benicio was riding past the scene in the city centre on Thursday afternoon and stopped to intervene. > Mr Benicio has been living in the Republic of Ireland for the past year and works as a fast-food courier for Deliveroo.
- tgv 3y ago> Sources have indicated to the BBC that the man suspected of carrying out the attack is an Irish citizen in his late 40s who has lived in the country for 20 years. Do you really think that's saying otherwise? It's almost a confirmation. Statements like this pour oil on the fire. "See, you can't trust what the BBC says."
- djohnston 3y agoIf he has lived in the country for 20 years, and he’s in his late 40s, what does that make him? Don’t strain yourself too hard.