assailant
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Police said the assailant, 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, ignored repeated demands to drop the weapon and called himself Lucifer.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
The assailant, identified as Anthony Kazmierczak, had the sort of online posting history that you would expect and had told a neighbor that he might be arrested at an upcoming Omar event.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2026
The announcement marks an escalation in charges facing the assailant, identified as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal who the US media said was part of the "Zero Units" -- a CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary force.
From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025
They were exonerated more than a decade later through DNA evidence and a confession from the true assailant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
And the more time the bodyguard has, the better his ability to read the mind of any potential assailant.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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