When is a
terrorist **t a
terrorist anymore? Police station scare raises questions on Twitter.
A 60-year-old man is in serious condition after he rammed his burning car into the Merrylands
Police station in Sydney on Thursday night.*
He told
Police that he had a bomb, according to
the ABC. In reality, he had two cylinders filled with gasoline. But that was e**ugh to spark speculation about a
terrorist attack — including online, where #Merrylands began trending.*
Later, people from all sides of the political spectrum would become critical of the media’s handling of the incident, especially the backflip in language that took place.*
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