Driver Plows Van Into Toronto Pedestrians, Kills 10
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Police say they arrested Alek Minassian of Toronto after a brief standoff.
A man in his mid-20s plowed a rented van into people walking along a busy Toronto thoroughfare on Monday, killing at least 10 and injuring 15, and rattled one of North America’s safest major cities.
Police said they arrested the driver, Alek Minassian, 25 years old, of Ontario. Authorities said Monday evening that they were still trying to determine his motive.
“We cannot come to any firm conclusions at this stage,” said Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. But he said there was “no national security connection” to the attack, based on the evidence police have seen so far.
Toronto Chief of Police Mark Saunders said the attack “looks intentional.”
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