A learned shrink may say that’s rather mental, but to those of us who take their Islam seriously it makes a lot of sense.
‘There was a lot of talk about religious beliefs’: Workmate says Flinders Street accused told colleagues ‘they needed to believe in Allah’ as he claims he’s been aggressive before and would ‘blow up’ while working
- Saeed Noori, 32, was charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of conduct endangering life
- Noori allegedly deliberately crashed into 18 people outside Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station on Thursday
- A former workmate claims Mr Noori forced his religion on people, telling them they needed to believe in Allah
- His mother arrived at court with her face covered by a Hijab and was filmed yelling and swinging her handbag
- She sobbed and rocked back and forth as her son’s charges were laid out at the Melbourne Magistrates Court
The driver accused of mowing down pedestrians in Melbourne’s CBD forced his religion on colleagues and would ‘blow up’ in anger, according to a former workmate.
Afghan refugee Saeed Noori, 32, has been charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of endangering life after he allegedly drove a white Suzuki Vitara through the pedestrian intersection of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street on Thursday.
A former colleague of Mr Noori’s said there was always talk of his religious beliefs in the office.
Saeed Noori (pictured) was charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of conduct endangering life after being formally interviewed by police
The colleague, known only as Daniel, worked with Mr Noori at a call centre, where the accused went by the name Mark.
Daniel said Mr Noori ‘forced’ his religion on other people.
‘People would say ‘I believe in God’ and he’d say ‘you need to believe in Allah’,’ Daniel said.

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