Man who struck Ohio diners with machete was from Guinea, FBI says
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The man who attacked people in an Ohio restaurant with a machete Thursday and later was fatally shot by a policeman was from the West African nation of Guinea, an FBI spokesman said.
Spokesman Todd Lindgren said in a statement Monday that it would be premature to discuss what motivated the attack or details of the investigation.
Authorities haven't released many details about the attacker, 30-year-old Mohamed Barry, or his background. A police spokesman said information connected to the registration of the car Barry drove triggered an alert that required contacting the local terrorism task force, which contacted the FBI.
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The Columbus police chief has said Barry wasn't known to police.
Four people were hurt in the assault at Nazareth Restaurant and Deli, on the north side of Columbus.