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Clearly it was reckless in terms of the driving by the engineer. There's no way in the world he should have been going that fast into the curve, i don't know what was going on with him (the engineer). I don't know what was going on in the cab, but there's really no excuse that can be offered, literally, unless he had a heart attack. – Mayor Michael Nutter	Found on CNN 9 years ago
When he was in Afghanistan as commanding general of ISAF joint command, I had a lot of opportunity to observe Mark on the ground leading our coalition allies and partners and helping the Afghan people prepare to take responsibility for their own security, mark and I flew to Iraq the day after an attack on the U.S. consulate there, and I saw Mark take command of the scene and stand with our people there I was impressed by his candor and good judgment, and I knew right away that he had more to offer the United States Army. – Defense Secretary Ash Carter	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It's got a certain connotation, this attack is slightly xenophobic, I believe. – Socialist Party head Jean-Christophe Cambadelis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was on its usual rounds when this attack happened. People were just getting on with their normal lives, out to earn a living. – Ayesha Aly	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That would be the nightmare scenario: a terrorist attack, here in the United States, here in New York, another major city, that involved either chemical, biological or other nuclear weapons. – Former CIA official	Found on CNN 9 years ago
At this time, we have no evidence that there were any other suspects involved in this attack. – Garland Police SWAT	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class, i then ?saw a man in a kaftan being pursued by a crowd across the open field who kept turning and firing shots at the crowd and then suddenly he exploded with a deafening sound. – Tijjani Musa	Found on CNN 9 years ago
After exhausting his ?ammunition he detonated the explosives concealed under his kaftan, killing himself. But no one from the crowd was affected because they were some distance away, we had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class. – Adamu Ahmad	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The claim was the first by the terror group of an attack in its name on U.S. soil, though the extent of links between the gunmen and ISIS remains under investigation. Wilders, who had delivered his address and left the building before the attack took place Sunday, later told FoxNews.com that the U.S. can expect more such terrorism strikes. I fear you have n’t seen anything yet. – Geert Wilders	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Our forces shot down a plane trying to attack Zintan airport. – Mohamed El Hejazi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
His (the home minister's) arbitrary attack could set a very dangerous precedent: every Indian civil society group is now on the chopping block. – Samit Aich	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We obviously couldn’t attack age directly because of older voters, what we did is adopt a whole strategy based on issues that would summon the memories and ideas of age without articulating it. – Dick Morris	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Police investigations at this stage indicate that we have thwarted an Islamist attack. – The German media reports	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We suspect that there was a Salafist background, police investigations at this stage indicate that we have thwarted an Islamist attack. – Peter Beuth	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Our government must perform its central functions and purposes: to preserve the peace, protect the people, and serve justice, the government exists to ensure our domestic security — whether it's from a city riot, or the threat of a terrorist attack on our homeland. We have to restore that trust and prove to the people we can make America safe again. – Another Republican contender	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The government exists to ensure our domestic security — whether it's from a city riot, or the threat of a terrorist attack on our homeland. We have to restore that trust and prove to the people we can make America safe again. – Another Republican contender	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We are planning to complete the procedure of choosing a supplier of attack helicopters for the Polish army by the end of the year. – Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Any attempt to harm our soldiers and civilians will be met with a determined response like the military action tonight that thwarted a terror attack. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
These dogs should've never been alive after the first attack. – Attorney Glenn Saltsman	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I worry about what we don't know, because this was only one attack. – Defense Secretary Ashton Carter	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The first allegation is that, between 15 and 26 March 2015, the defendant incited another person to commit an act of terrorism, namely to carry out an attack at an ANZAC parade in Australia with the aim of killing and/or causing serious injury to people, the second allegation is that on 18 March 2015, the defendant incited another person to behead someone in Australia. – Deborah Walsh	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I will never forget those days that I could walk 15 steps for five minutes, now I attack every game like this could be my last. – Jeff Green	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Detailed documents that were also found established beyond doubt that the individual was planning an imminent attack, probably on one or two churches. – Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Instead of working with the researchers to fix the problem, Volkswagen chose to bury its head in the sand and pretend that banning academic discussion of the flaw would somehow prevent thieves from learning of it and exploiting it, because of Volkswagen's refusal to engage with the security researcher community, their cars may still be vulnerable to the attack and their customers are less secure. – Nate Cardozo	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

Clearly it was reckless in terms of the driving by the engineer. There's no way in the world he should have been going that fast into the curve, i don't know what was going on with him (the engineer). I don't know what was going on in the cab, but there's really no excuse that can be offered, literally, unless he had a heart attack.

– Mayor Michael Nutter

Found on CNN
9 years ago

When he was in Afghanistan as commanding general of ISAF joint command, I had a lot of opportunity to observe Mark on the ground leading our coalition allies and partners and helping the Afghan people prepare to take responsibility for their own security, mark and I flew to Iraq the day after an attack on the U.S. consulate there, and I saw Mark take command of the scene and stand with our people there I was impressed by his candor and good judgment, and I knew right away that he had more to offer the United States Army.

– Defense Secretary Ash Carter

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It's got a certain connotation, this attack is slightly xenophobic, I believe.

– Socialist Party head Jean-Christophe Cambadelis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It was on its usual rounds when this attack happened. People were just getting on with their normal lives, out to earn a living.

– Ayesha Aly

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

That would be the nightmare scenario: a terrorist attack, here in the United States, here in New York, another major city, that involved either chemical, biological or other nuclear weapons.

– Former CIA official

Found on CNN
9 years ago

At this time, we have no evidence that there were any other suspects involved in this attack.

– Garland Police SWAT

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class, i then ?saw a man in a kaftan being pursued by a crowd across the open field who kept turning and firing shots at the crowd and then suddenly he exploded with a deafening sound.

– Tijjani Musa

Found on CNN
9 years ago

After exhausting his ?ammunition he detonated the explosives concealed under his kaftan, killing himself. But no one from the crowd was affected because they were some distance away, we had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class.

– Adamu Ahmad

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The claim was the first by the terror group of an attack in its name on U.S. soil, though the extent of links between the gunmen and ISIS remains under investigation. Wilders, who had delivered his address and left the building before the attack took place Sunday, later told FoxNews.com that the U.S. can expect more such terrorism strikes. I fear you have n’t seen anything yet.

– Geert Wilders

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Our forces shot down a plane trying to attack Zintan airport.

– Mohamed El Hejazi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

His (the home minister's) arbitrary attack could set a very dangerous precedent: every Indian civil society group is now on the chopping block.

– Samit Aich

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We obviously couldn’t attack age directly because of older voters, what we did is adopt a whole strategy based on issues that would summon the memories and ideas of age without articulating it.

– Dick Morris

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Police investigations at this stage indicate that we have thwarted an Islamist attack.

– The German media reports

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We suspect that there was a Salafist background, police investigations at this stage indicate that we have thwarted an Islamist attack.

– Peter Beuth

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Our government must perform its central functions and purposes: to preserve the peace, protect the people, and serve justice, the government exists to ensure our domestic security — whether it's from a city riot, or the threat of a terrorist attack on our homeland. We have to restore that trust and prove to the people we can make America safe again.

– Another Republican contender

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The government exists to ensure our domestic security — whether it's from a city riot, or the threat of a terrorist attack on our homeland. We have to restore that trust and prove to the people we can make America safe again.

– Another Republican contender

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We are planning to complete the procedure of choosing a supplier of attack helicopters for the Polish army by the end of the year.

– Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Any attempt to harm our soldiers and civilians will be met with a determined response like the military action tonight that thwarted a terror attack.

– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

These dogs should've never been alive after the first attack.

– Attorney Glenn Saltsman

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I worry about what we don't know, because this was only one attack.

– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The first allegation is that, between 15 and 26 March 2015, the defendant incited another person to commit an act of terrorism, namely to carry out an attack at an ANZAC parade in Australia with the aim of killing and/or causing serious injury to people, the second allegation is that on 18 March 2015, the defendant incited another person to behead someone in Australia.

– Deborah Walsh

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I will never forget those days that I could walk 15 steps for five minutes, now I attack every game like this could be my last.

– Jeff Green

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Detailed documents that were also found established beyond doubt that the individual was planning an imminent attack, probably on one or two churches.

– Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Instead of working with the researchers to fix the problem, Volkswagen chose to bury its head in the sand and pretend that banning academic discussion of the flaw would somehow prevent thieves from learning of it and exploiting it, because of Volkswagen's refusal to engage with the security researcher community, their cars may still be vulnerable to the attack and their customers are less secure.

– Nate Cardozo

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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