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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's pure conjecture; you could just as easily say that this was caused by xenophobia in the wake of Brexit. Maybe this mentally unstable individual who is not a UK native experienced higher levels of hostility / xenophobia in the wake of Brexit and that was enough to push him over the edge and start attacking people.

Is that what happened? I have absolutely no idea, it's a total guess, but it's just as likely a scenario as it being a terrorist copycat attack.

Someone that goes wild with a knife attacking members of the public, is terrorising them. Do you think the people being attacked were not frightened?

Therefore, by definition, it is a terrorist attack. No jumping to conclusions necessary, its a fact.

As i said, we don't know if it was directly related to ISIS, but at a minimum, it is a copycat of similar ISIS inspired events. We haven't had brexit random stabbings, so again, with respect, please don't attribute my statements to lacking coherence and clarity.

The details will no doubt come out over time, but I share Cherie's concern that it is being swept under the carpet when it should most certainly not be.