Muslim family of 4 killed in 'premeditated' Canada truck attack

Police officers look for evidence at the scene of a car crash in London, Ontario on Monday.

“There is evidence that this was a planned, premeditated act, motivated by hate. It is believed that these victims were targeted because they were Muslim,” he told a news conference. Identified as Nathaniel Veltman, the suspect has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.Waight said local authorities are also liaising with federal police and the attorney general about adding “possible terrorism charges”.

The attack, which brought back painful memories of a Quebec City mosque mass shooting in January 2017 and a driving rampage in Toronto that killed 10 people in April 2018, drew swift reactions. Four years ago, a skinny 27-year-old white supremacist burst into a Quebec City mosque and unleashed a hail of bullets on worshippers who were chatting after evening prayers, killing six men and seriously wounding five others.

At the time, prior to New Zealand mosques shootings in March 2019, it was the worst ever attack on Muslims in the West.

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