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IS-inspired NYPD axe attacker wanted to wage jihad in US

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ANI New York
Last Updated : Oct 25 2014 | 1:00 PM IST

The Muslim convert who was shot dead after he attacked four NYPD officers with an axe on Thursday in Queens was reportedly an IS supporter who wanted to wage jihad in the US.

According to New York Post, former college student and Navy reject Zale Thompson, 32, called for jihad on American soil in a comment responding to a YouTube video criticizing a Los Angeles-based imam.

Thompson wrote in the comment section "Which is better, to sit around and do nothing, or to Jihad!"

Thompson said in his post that America's military was strong abroad, but they had never faced an internal mass revolt.

He said that the American army was weaker at home, adding that it could be used as an advantage.

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First Published: Oct 25 2014 | 12:43 PM IST

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