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*disclaimer: This killing has absolutely nothing to do with the religion of peace.Woman dead, man in hospital following knife attack at Home Hill
Chris McMahon, The Courier-Mail
8 minutes ago
A FRENCH national accused of killing a British backpacker and wounding another allegedly shouted about Allah during the stabbing frenzy.
Australian Federal Police are now involved in the investigation, with police expected to examine whether the man – who had been in the country several months – has any link to terror organisations.
Queensland Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski told a press conference a 29-year-old French national believed to be responsible for the fatal knife attack had been arrested but not charged.
“He is a visitor to Australia and appears to have no known local connections.
“There is no ongoing threat to the community.”
In his update to the media with AFP Commander Sharon Cowden, Queensland Police Service Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said: “We are not ruling out any motivations at this stage. We wish to reassure the community — we are not looking for anyone else.
“It was a shocking attack by any standards — motivations unclear, investigation in its infancy.”
Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski confirmed the attacker shouted about Allah both “during the attack and when arrested by police”.
Police are classing it as a murder investigation, but the Australian Federal Police, Attorney General’s department and Australian Border Force have been brought in.
Deputy Commissioner Gollschewski said at this stage there was no evidence of radicalisation, but all options were being considered.
“The investigation is happening right now so we don’t have clarity,” he said.
“We could be dealing with a pure criminal act or something related to mental health or drug issues,” he said.
The AFP confirmed the French national was lawfully in Australia on a temporary visa and was not known to police.
He is understood to have arrived in the country in March.
A local resident received non-life threatening injuries during the attack, while a dog that lived at the premises was killed.
“This person appears to have acted alone,” he said.