08:30 10 killed as van ploughs into pedestrians in Toronto, suspect arrested:
Ten people were killed and 15 others injured after a man plowed a white van into a crowd of pedestrians in Canada’s biggest city Toronto on Monday.
The incident took place on Yonge Street at the corner with Finch Avenue in broad daylight around 16 kilometers from a conference center hosting a meeting of G7 ministers, but officials said they had no evidence of a link to the event.
“The actions definitely looked deliberate,” Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said.
Police arrested a suspect at the scene — who police identified later as 25-year-old Alex Minassian from a northern Toronto suburb — of the attack.
“Were working collaboratively not just on a local level but on a federal and provincial level,” Saunders said
“We are looking strongly at the exact motive,” he added.
00:06 Van runs over pedestrians in Toronto, local media says 4 dead: A van ran over pedestrians in central Toronto on Monday, injuring as many as 10 people, police said.
‘Update: unknown of extent of injuries, possible 8 – 10 pedestrians struck,’ Toronto police wrote on Twitter.
Another tweet said it was ‘too early to confirm the number of pedestrians struck or their injuries’.
Police did not specify whether or not the incident was deliberate.
According to local media, at least four people were killed in the incident and the river had fled the scene. — Agencies
Source: Rediff