“Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah and your enemies…” (8:60)
“Alleged Canberra airport shooter’s bizarre request in court,” by Courtney Gould, NCA NewsWire, August 15, 2022:
A judge has unequivocally rejected a request to ban the ABC from a court hearing of a man accused of firing shots at Canberra Airport.
Ali Rachid Ammoun, 63, made the unusual request that his legal aid representative ask the ACT Magistrates’ Court to exclude the public broadcaster from reporting on the case.
Both the judge and the prosecution refused the motion out of hand, insisting that the ABC had every right to report on proceedings.
“This is an open court and the ABC has a right to report on such matters,” magistrate Robert Cook told the courtroom.
The NSW man did not apply for bail or enter a plea when he appeared via video link in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday.
Wearing a white button-down shirt with green palm trees on it, Ammoun appeared calm as he told the Magistrates court he understood the charges against him….
According to the accused’s social media presence, he lives in Sydney and has been working as a gym instructor….
Ammoun is facing three firearms charges after he allegedly fired a revolver into the airport’s window panes on Sunday.
It’s alleged he arrived at the airport sometime after 1:20pm and after a short period of time in the departures area, fired five bullets into the glass windows near the check-in counters.
Police say the 63-year-old was acting alone.
No one was injured during the alleged attack, but the airport was evacuated and flights did not resume for a number of hours afterwards….
