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Muslim student murders Binghamton, NY professor of M.E. Studies

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7 December 2009: Richard Antoun, 77, professor of Middle East studies at Binghamton University and author of several books on Islam, geopolitical and religious issues was stabbed to death at approximately 1:41 pm on Friday, 4 December 2009 by an Islamic assailant. The suspect has been identified as 46 year-old Binghamton University graduate student Abdulsalam Al-Zahrani, a Saudi national. According to a combination of witness accounts and reports from law enforcement sources, Al-Zahrani entered the professor?s office in the science building where Antoun was working and used a kitchen knife with a six-inch blade to stab the victim at least four times. Antoun was taken to Wilson Regional Medical Center in Johnson City, NY, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival...continue to full post

Full post as published by Northeast Intelligence Network on December 07, 2009 (boomark / email).