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        "msgid": "san-diego-mosque-shooting-pattern-of-extremist-violence-inspired-by-viral-content-1779542378",
        "date": "2026-05-21 23:36:00",
        "title": "San Diego Mosque Shooting: Pattern of Extremist Violence Inspired by Viral Content",
        "author": "Wisnu Arto Subari",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Two teenagers opened fire at the Islamic Center of San Diego, recording their attack in a first-person shooter\u2013style video. Investigators say a manifesto expresses admiration for the Christchurch attacker and highlights the role of viral online content in radicalisation; one victim, Amin Abdullah, died protecting worshippers. The case underscores ongoing challenges for platforms and authorities in curbing extremist content online.",
        "content": "<p>One brutal video shot in a first-person shooter (FPS) style reveals\nthe horror of the attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday.\nThe video, confirmed authentic by US federal law enforcement officials,\nshows one attacker\u2019s viewpoint as they storm the mosque, open fire, and\neventually take their own life. The attack was carried out by two\nteenagers, Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, who police say met\nonline. The tragedy adds to a long list of patterns of bloodshed\ninspired by online extremist content, where violence is recorded\ndeliberately to be consumed and archived online. Investigators found a\nmanifesto believed to be written by the two perpetrators. In the\ndocument, they say they were inspired by Brenton Tarrant, the\nChristchurch mass shooter who killed 51 people in 2019. Tarrant filmed\nhis attack live on Facebook, a moment that experts have described as a\nlandmark in the gamification of mass murder. Ironically, one of the\nvictims of the San Diego attack was Amin Abdullah, 51. Abdullah chose to\nbecome a security guard at the mosque because he was deeply disturbed by\nthe Christchurch massacre of 2019. He died while trying to return fire\nat the attackers to protect other worshippers. Adrian Shtuni, a security\nconsultant at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, explained\nthat using a video game-like perspective is a deliberate attempt to\nattract young audiences accustomed to that digital aesthetic. \u2018This is\nnot just about ideology, but also about ego, status, and fame. They are\npursuing a terrifying form of immortality through viral digital footage\nthat is hard to remove,\u2019 Shtuni said. The attackers\u2019 weapons and\ntactical gear were also adorned with neo-Nazi symbols such as Sonnenrad\nand the swastika, as well as the inscription Race War Now. The San Diego\nattack video briefly circulated on the Discord communication platform\nbefore spreading to X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and 4chan. Although\ntech companies signed the Christchurch Call international agreement to\ncurb the spread of extremist content, the speed of virality and the use\nof private messages remain major challenges. Jared Holt, a senior\nresearcher at Open Measures, warned that extremists record such acts in\nthe hope of inspiring others to do the same. In the radical right wing\necosystem, they often refer to perpetrators with the highest score as\nheroes or saints. The FBI said the perpetrators\u2019 manifesto shows hatred\ntoward various races and religions. \u2018These subjects discriminate not\nwhom they hate,\u2019 said Mark Remile, the FBI special agent leading the\ninvestigation. Authorities are continuing to trace the pair\u2019s digital\nfootprints to understand how their radicalisation occurred, including in\nonline schools and forums. (Washington Post\/I-2)<\/p>",
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