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Replacement Theory: Security Experts and Oslo Suburb

replacement theory: Manshaus, 21, was arrested Saturday after entering a mosque in the Oslo suburb of Baerum, where three men were preparing for Sunday's Eid al-Adha celebrations, according to CTV. Police said he waved weapons and fired several shots. Security experts believe Philip Manshaus is the latest example of an extremist who was radicalized by far-right conspiracy theories spread online, particularly the great replacement theory, which falsely warns of a genocide in which white people are being replaced by immigrants and Muslims. They did not specify what type of weapon was used. Police then raided Manshaus' nearby house and found the body of his 17-year-old stepsister, identified Monday as Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen, who was reportedly adopted from China as a 2-year old. One person was slightly wounded before people inside the Al-Noor Islamic Center held the suspect down until police arrived. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.