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| Investigators piece together Hassan Khalif Shire Ali's radicalisation journey | Investigators piece together Hassan Khalif Shire Ali's radicalisation journey |
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| In a humble red brick house in Werribee in Melbourne’s south-west, a Somalian family began a new life in Australia in the 1990s. | In a humble red brick house in Werribee in Melbourne’s south-west, a Somalian family began a new life in Australia in the 1990s. |
| Fast forward to November 2018, and the same house may hold clues about what led a 30-year old-man to go on a murderous rampage in Bourke Street in the city centre. | Fast forward to November 2018, and the same house may hold clues about what led a 30-year old-man to go on a murderous rampage in Bourke Street in the city centre. |
| Joint counter-terrorism investigators raided the home on a quiet street on Saturday morning looking to piece together Hassan Khalif Shire Ali’s journey of radicalisation. | Joint counter-terrorism investigators raided the home on a quiet street on Saturday morning looking to piece together Hassan Khalif Shire Ali’s journey of radicalisation. |
| On Friday, police shot Shire Ali after he set a truck on fire, stabbed a man to death and injured two others. He died in hospital later that night. | On Friday, police shot Shire Ali after he set a truck on fire, stabbed a man to death and injured two others. He died in hospital later that night. |
| Shire Ali was previously known to police and intelligence agencies. | Shire Ali was previously known to police and intelligence agencies. |
| He had a history of minor drug, theft and driving offences. | He had a history of minor drug, theft and driving offences. |
| Melbourne attack: police name Hassan Khalif Shire Ali and say he was known to them | Melbourne attack: police name Hassan Khalif Shire Ali and say he was known to them |
| Australian Federal Police acting deputy commissioner Ian McCartney has revealed that Shire Ali had his passport cancelled in 2015 because he wanted to fight for Islamic State in Syria. | Australian Federal Police acting deputy commissioner Ian McCartney has revealed that Shire Ali had his passport cancelled in 2015 because he wanted to fight for Islamic State in Syria. |
| However, authorities were not actively monitoring him before the attack despite acknowledging he had been “inspired” by the extremist group. | However, authorities were not actively monitoring him before the attack despite acknowledging he had been “inspired” by the extremist group. |
| “The assessment was that person was not a threat at that time,” McCartney said. | “The assessment was that person was not a threat at that time,” McCartney said. |
| “Obviously, a focus of the investigation will be ... how and why and when and where he moved along that path of radicalisation.” | “Obviously, a focus of the investigation will be ... how and why and when and where he moved along that path of radicalisation.” |
| Shire Ali’s family regularly prayed at the Virgin Mary mosque, which is part of the Werribee Islamic Centre. It’s understood the highly respected imam at the centre preaches a moderate brand of the faith. | Shire Ali’s family regularly prayed at the Virgin Mary mosque, which is part of the Werribee Islamic Centre. It’s understood the highly respected imam at the centre preaches a moderate brand of the faith. |
| The Islamic centre spokesman Rifai Raheem said Shire Ali’s father – a retired taxi driver – was a “good person … very nice and helpful”. | The Islamic centre spokesman Rifai Raheem said Shire Ali’s father – a retired taxi driver – was a “good person … very nice and helpful”. |
| “There’s no history of wrong doing,” he said. | “There’s no history of wrong doing,” he said. |
| Raheem said everyone who knew the family was in deep shock and felt hatred towards Shire Ali for bringing their faith into disrepute. | Raheem said everyone who knew the family was in deep shock and felt hatred towards Shire Ali for bringing their faith into disrepute. |
| “They’re all very angry … because it brings a bad impact to the community,” he said. | “They’re all very angry … because it brings a bad impact to the community,” he said. |
| Police have also interviewed the wife of Shire Ali. | Police have also interviewed the wife of Shire Ali. |
| They won’t know until toxicology reports come through in several days whether he was affected by drugs at the time of the attack. | They won’t know until toxicology reports come through in several days whether he was affected by drugs at the time of the attack. |
| The deceased victim has been identified as Sisto Malaspina, 74, the owner of popular Italian cafe Pellegrini’s. | The deceased victim has been identified as Sisto Malaspina, 74, the owner of popular Italian cafe Pellegrini’s. |
| Tasmanian retiree Rod Patterson, 58, and a second man, a 24-year-old security guard from Hampton Park, are recovering from surgery in the Royal Melbourne hospital. | Tasmanian retiree Rod Patterson, 58, and a second man, a 24-year-old security guard from Hampton Park, are recovering from surgery in the Royal Melbourne hospital. |
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