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Comment by Ragnarok on November 18, 2014 at 8:03am

Hatchet attack on NYPD officers was an act of terror: FBI director says suspect was inspired by ISIS beheading videos

• Zale Thompson, 32, attacked four officer in Queens, New York, last month
• FBI director says there is 'no doubt' jihadist material played role in attack
• NYPD report earlier revealed his creeping obsession with radical Islam
• Discovered 277 online searches that refer directly to jihad and terrorism 

By SIMON TOMLINSON FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 09:07 GMT, 18 November 2014 | UPDATED: 11:31 GMT, 18 November 2014

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2839002/Hatchet-attack-NYPD...

Comment by Ragnarok on October 24, 2014 at 1:50am

New York terror fears as crazed hatchet-wielding discharged Navy man with a criminal past slashes Queens cop in the head and another in the arm before being shot dead

• The suspect, identified as Zale Thompson, lunged at police with a hatchet in Queens
• Authorities are investigating whether Thompson was motivated by Islamic terrorists calling for attacks in the US 
• An officer was slashed in the head and another one was slashed in the arm before one officer was able to fatally shoot the attacker 
• A 29-year-old female bystander was critically injured after being shot by an errant police round and is listed in 'grave' condition 
• Both officers are being treated and one was listed in critical condition
• Thompson has a criminal record in California and was discharged from the U.S. Navy for misconduct but authorities have not revealed his record nor have they detailed his Naval discharge  

By ALEXANDRA KLAUSNER FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 22:56 GMT, 23 October 2014 | UPDATED: 04:24 GMT, 24 October 2014

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2805675/Crazed-ax-wielding-...