2014 Endeavour Hills stabbings

Terror attack in 2014 in Melbourne, Australia April 2022 2014 Endeavour Hills stabbings File:NumanHaiderFacebookWithTerroristFlag.jpeg Haider's Facebook profile picture four days before the stabbings y 2014 9 23 7:45 p.m. Outside Endeavour Hills policestation -37.975927 145.261833 dms region:AU-VIC_type:event inline,title Australian counter-terrorism police officers AEST, UTC+10:00 Stabbing attack 1 (the perpetrator) 2 Abdul Numan Haider Two knives Sunni Islamic fundamentalism On 23 September 2014, 18-year-old Abdul Numan Haider attacked two counter-terrorism police officers with a knife outside the Victoria Police Endeavour Hills station located in Endeavour Hills, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was then shot dead.Neubauer Ian Lloyd A Teenage Terrorism Suspect Is Shot Dead in Australia After Attacking Police https://time.com/3423975/isis-australia-melbourne-police-terrorism-suspect-abdul-numan-haider/ 24 September 2014 Time 24 September 2014 Perpetrator Haider lived in Narre Warren, Victoria, and was of Afghan descent. He began attending lectures at the fundamentalist Al-Furqan mosque. He was also believed to be connected to prominent Islamic State recruits Neil Prakash and Sevdet Besim.Alcorn Gary Abdul Numan Haider was quiet, gentle and softly spoken, friend says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/24/friend-describes-abdul-haider-as-quiet-gentle-and-softly-spoken 24 September 2014 The Guardian 24 September 2014 Haider was one of between 40 and 50 Australian citizens who had had their passports cancelled due to fears that they would join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had been monitoring his rapid radicalisation, which took place during a period of only a few months, but had not judged him dangerous.Davey Melissa Rapid radicalisation: the case of Numan Haider shocks family and experts alike https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/mar/25/rapid-radicalisation-the-case-of-numan-haider-shocks-family-and-experts-alike 27 April 2017 The Guardian 24 March 2016 Attack Haider is reported to have gone to the police station to discuss his cancelled passport. Two police officers from the Joint Counter-Terrorism Team (JCTT), one from Victoria Police and the other from the Australian Federal Police (AFP), approached him in the car park. Haider produced a knife and slashed the Victorian officer across the arm. He turned on the AFP officer and first stabbed him in the face and chest. When the AFP officer collapsed, Haider climbed on top of him and repeatedly stabbed him. The first officer, who had been slashed across the arm, ordered Haider to drop the weapon, then shot him fatally in the head.Lillebuen Steve Teen terror suspect Numan Haider ignored police warning https://www.smh.com.au/victoria/teen-terror-suspect-numan-haider-ignored-police-warning-20141003-10px1d.html 4 October 2014 smh.com.au 4 October 2014 Haider was carrying two knives and the Black Standard flag.Silvester John Melbourne terror shooting: Numan Haider 'planned to behead Victoria Police officers, drape bodies in IS flag' https://www.smh.com.au/victoria/melbourne-terror-shooting-numan-haider-planned-to-behead-victoria-police-officers-drape-bodies-in-is-flag-20140924-10lb4i.html 24 September 2014 Sydney Morning Herald 24 September 2014 Reaction Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whom Haider had allegedly threatened during the stabbing, stated, "Obviously this indicates that there are people in our community who are capable of very extreme acts. It also indicates that the police will be constantly vigilant to protect us against people who will do Australians harm." Three days before the attack, ISIL propagandist Abu Mohammad al-Adnani gave a speech calling for ISIL sympathisers to attack countries including Australia. Professor Greg Barton of Melbourne's Monash University Global Terrorism Research Centre stated his opinion that the attack was not inspired by the message. He called for community engagement to prevent attacks from people suspected of terrorism. Victoria's police commissioner stated that bag searches would mean longer queuing for the 2014 AFL Grand Final at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 27 September.Cook Henrietta Police to step up security at AFL grand final after terror suspect's death in Endeavour Hills https://www.theage.com.au/victoria/police-to-step-up-security-at-afl-grand-final-after-terror-suspects-death-in-endeavour-hills-20140924-10lhha.html 24 September 2014 The Age 24 September 2014 The Age newspaper put a photograph of an innocent man, Abu Bakar Alam, on the front page, mistakenly identifying him as the perpetrator of the attack. As part of the settlement the newspaper donated $20,000 towards building a mosque in Doveton, Victoria.Trounson Andrew Age sorry to victim of snap slip https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/print/age-sorry-to-victim-of-snap-slip/news-story/8ae6c7708a5c5998fcee0077ce893830 The Australian subscription 3 March 2015 An inquest into Haider's death began on 7 March 2016.An inquest into Numan Haider's death begins today 7 March 2016 news.com.au 25 March 2016 https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/an-inquest-into-numan-haiders-death-begins-today/news-story/e4c84e7a8e444a1a96b88ce9dbac7666 In 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump listed this stabbing as an example of an "under-reported" terrorist attack.Donald Trump: Five Australian incidents in White House list of under-reported 'terrorist attacks' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-07/white-house-lists-terrorist-attacks-that-were-under-reported/8248434 27 April 2017 ABC 7 February 2017 See also Stabbing as a terrorist tactic 2015 Parramatta shooting List of Islamic terrorist attacks List of terrorist incidents, 2014 2014 Tours police station stabbing 2017 Queanbeyan stabbing attacks References Australia Category:Crime in Melbourne Category:2014 crimes in Australia Category:Terrorist incidents involving knife attacks in Oceania Category:2014 in Melbourne Category:Terrorist incidents in Oceania in 2014 Category:Stabbing attacks in 2014 Category:Stabbing attacks in Australia Category:Islamic terrorism in Australia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2014 Category:Islamic State terrorist incidents in Australia Category:Terrorist incidents in Australia in the 2010s Category:September 2014 crimes in Oceania Category:September 2014 in Australia