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| Ohio attacker Abdul Ali Artan was 'Somali refugee' | Ohio attacker Abdul Ali Artan was 'Somali refugee' |
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| A man who injured 11 people, one critically, in a rampage on Monday morning at Ohio State University was of Somali descent, say US officials. | |
| Abdul Razak Ali Artan, 18, rammed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus then got out and began stabbing people before police shot him dead. | Abdul Razak Ali Artan, 18, rammed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus then got out and began stabbing people before police shot him dead. |
| Police Chief Kim Jacobs said they were investigating whether it was a terrorist attack. | Police Chief Kim Jacobs said they were investigating whether it was a terrorist attack. |
| Artan was a student at the 60,000-student campus in Columbus. | Artan was a student at the 60,000-student campus in Columbus. |
| Somali-born Artan was living in the US as a legal permanent resident, unnamed officials told AP news agency. | Somali-born Artan was living in the US as a legal permanent resident, unnamed officials told AP news agency. |
| Law enforcement officials quoted by NBC News said the attacker had left Somalia with his family in 2007, and lived in Pakistan before resettling two years ago in the US. | Law enforcement officials quoted by NBC News said the attacker had left Somalia with his family in 2007, and lived in Pakistan before resettling two years ago in the US. |
| Asked at a news conference whether it could have been a terrorist act, Police Chief Jacobs said: "I think we have to consider that it is." | Asked at a news conference whether it could have been a terrorist act, Police Chief Jacobs said: "I think we have to consider that it is." |
| He added: "Obviously with the purposeful intent that was noticed - driving on the sidewalk - we're going look at it from the potential that it was planned." | He added: "Obviously with the purposeful intent that was noticed - driving on the sidewalk - we're going look at it from the potential that it was planned." |
| The FBI has joined the police investigation. | The FBI has joined the police investigation. |
| The Ohio State incident began at 10:00 local time on Monday when a vehicle jumped the kerb at the campus, striking pedestrians near Watts Hall, the science and engineering building. | The Ohio State incident began at 10:00 local time on Monday when a vehicle jumped the kerb at the campus, striking pedestrians near Watts Hall, the science and engineering building. |
| Ohio State Police Chief Craig Stone said the driver got out of the vehicle and began stabbing bystanders with a "butcher's knife". | Ohio State Police Chief Craig Stone said the driver got out of the vehicle and began stabbing bystanders with a "butcher's knife". |
| A policeman who was nearby because of a gas leak shot the driver dead in less than a minute. | |
| Authorities identified the officer as 28-year-old Alan Horujko, who has been with Ohio State University police since 2015. | |
| The injured included a mix of academic faculty, maintenance staff, and graduate and undergraduate students. | |
| Campus police say that CCTV cameras filmed the suspect arriving on campus alone, indicating that he did not have an accomplish aiding him during the attack. | |
| Student Martin Schneider said he heard the car's engine revving. | Student Martin Schneider said he heard the car's engine revving. |
| "I thought it was an accident initially until I saw the guy come out with a knife," he said. | "I thought it was an accident initially until I saw the guy come out with a knife," he said. |
| The college had warned students in a tweet to "Run Hide Fight", warning there was an "active shooter", though authorities later said the attacker did not use a firearm. | The college had warned students in a tweet to "Run Hide Fight", warning there was an "active shooter", though authorities later said the attacker did not use a firearm. |
| Hours later police declared the scene "secure", lifting the shelter-in-place order and cancelling classes for the remainder of Monday. | Hours later police declared the scene "secure", lifting the shelter-in-place order and cancelling classes for the remainder of Monday. |
| Columbus Police sent a SWAT team, dog units, negotiators and a helicopter to the scene. | Columbus Police sent a SWAT team, dog units, negotiators and a helicopter to the scene. |
| Federal officials from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded. | Federal officials from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded. |
| In recent months, federal officials have warned about extremist efforts to recruit people for knife and car attacks, which are seen than easier for home-grown radicals compared to bombings. | In recent months, federal officials have warned about extremist efforts to recruit people for knife and car attacks, which are seen than easier for home-grown radicals compared to bombings. |
| The Islamic State group has urged sympathisers to use whatever weapons are available to them to carry out attacks. | The Islamic State group has urged sympathisers to use whatever weapons are available to them to carry out attacks. |
| It also called on followers to use vehicles to attack the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City over the weekend. | It also called on followers to use vehicles to attack the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City over the weekend. |
| Public school districts near to Ohio State placed their students on lockdown during Monday's alert. | Public school districts near to Ohio State placed their students on lockdown during Monday's alert. |
| The attack came just as students were resuming classes following the Thanksgiving holiday, and after the university's American football team defeated rival Michigan in a match that drew over 100,000 people to the Columbus campus on Saturday. | The attack came just as students were resuming classes following the Thanksgiving holiday, and after the university's American football team defeated rival Michigan in a match that drew over 100,000 people to the Columbus campus on Saturday. |
| "Ohio's thoughts and prayers go out to the Ohio State community," Ohio Governor John Kasich tweeted. | "Ohio's thoughts and prayers go out to the Ohio State community," Ohio Governor John Kasich tweeted. |