Advertisement

Ohio Somali Community Leader Reacts To Ohio State Attack, Trump's Comments

05:21
Download Audio
Resume
Students pass Watts Hall as they return to class following an attack at The Ohio State University campus the previous day, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP)
Students pass Watts Hall as they return to class following an attack at The Ohio State University campus the previous day, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP)

The FBI is investigating whether the man who drove his car into pedestrians before attacking people with a butcher knife at Ohio State University Monday has ties to radical Islamic groups.

The attacker, 20-year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was a Muslim Somali refugee who was killed by police at the scene.

The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and President-elect Donald Trump tweeted about the events yesterday.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Hassan Omar, director at the Somali Community Association of Ohio, about how the community is reacting to Monday's attack.

This segment aired on December 1, 2016.

Related:

Advertisement

More from Here & Now

Listen Live
Close