No more victims found as family pays tribute to slain couple
No more victims found as family pays tribute to slain couple
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The family of a couple believed to have been murdered in their home in Brisbane s south have described them as generous and loving, as state and federal police continue to investigate what they have labelled an act of terrorism.
After police urged people to check in on family members in the area for fears there may have been other victims, a spokeswoman said on Sunday no further concerns had been raised by members of the community.
Cops study knife link in homegrown terror probe Police investigating a ‘terrorism event’ have probed whether the knife Rahge Abdi wielded at police had been used to murder an elderly couple.
Crime by Kate Kyriacou, Nathan Edwards, Thomas Chamberlin 19th Dec 2020 6:02 AM
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Subscriber only Police investigating a terrorism event were yesterday examining whether the knife Raghe Abdi wielded at police had been used to murder an elderly couple in their home. The 22-year-old student was killed by police early on Thursday after they approached him on the Logan Motorway following reports he was walking among traffic.
Dashboard video footage provided to the media yesterday showed several seconds of Abdi walking backwards as two police officers attempted to coax him to safety.
by Judith Kerr
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Subscriber only A former John Paul College student, shot dead on the Logan Motorway yesterday, was praised in Parliamentary speeches after he played a role in setting up the prestigious school s unity council in 2014. Mr Abdi, 22, died yesterday after he was shot by police following a confrontation on the side of the Logan Motorway during peak hour. Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who was a back bencher in 2014, named Raghe Abdi in his 2014 speech as one of two fine men concerned about the impact of events overseas . In his speech, Mr Chalmers said the pair had helped to set up the unity council bringing together students from 13 different countries.
Police are furious at outspoken Greens Councillor Jonathan Sri after he sympathised with a knife-wielding man shot dead by police and suggested Queensland officers were racist. Cr Sri s comments came after 22-year-old Raghe Abdi was shot dead by police on the Logan Motorway on Thursday, after lunging at officers with a knife. Raghe Abdi was shot by police on the Logan Motorway on Thursday morning. File picture There was no suggestion that (Abdi) had threatened violence towards anyone else prior to the police being called out, so you have to wonder why police had no choice but to kill him, Cr Sri posted on Facebook on Thursday night, before reports of Abdi s connection to the murder of Mr and Mrs Antill were reported.
Cops study knife link in homegrown terror probe Police investigating a ‘terrorism event’ have probed whether the knife Rahge Abdi wielded at police had been used to murder an elderly couple.
Crime by Kate Kyriacou, Nathan Edwards, Thomas Chamberlin 19th Dec 2020 6:02 AM
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Subscriber only Police investigating a terrorism event were yesterday examining whether the knife Raghe Abdi wielded at police had been used to murder an elderly couple in their home. The 22-year-old student was killed by police early on Thursday after they approached him on the Logan Motorway following reports he was walking among traffic.
Dashboard video footage provided to the media yesterday showed several seconds of Abdi walking backwards as two police officers attempted to coax him to safety.