Toronto Van Plows Along Sidewalk, Killing 9 in ‘Pure Carnage’

[FarhanYare]

Just woke up to this today...

Nine people were killed and 16 were injured on Monday when a man drove a white van onto the sidewalk along one of Toronto’s main thoroughfares, spreading carnage and fear through the country’s largest metropolis, the authorities and witnesses said.
The van struck a man crossing Yonge Street before it jumped the curb near Mel Lastman Square and sped down the sidewalk at 40 miles an hour, witnesses said, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
The driver was taken into custody after a dramatic confrontation with the police that was captured on video. “Shoot me in the head,” he yelled before he was detained.

It was one of the worst mass killings in the modern history of Canada.
“There were a lot of pedestrians out, a lot of witnesses out, enjoying the sunny afternoon,” said Peter Yuen, the deputy chief of the Toronto police service. “I ask the city of Toronto to pray for our victims and to help the Toronto police service bring this matter to a successful conclusion.”
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John Flengas, the acting E.M.S. supervisor for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, which said it received seven victims from the scene, told CTV News on Monday that “multiple people were injured, multiple people were deceased.”
Mr. Flengas described the scene of the episode as “pure carnage” and said there were “victims everywhere.”

[X.Playa]

Am been watching it for hours. He has an Armenian last name. So most likely not a Muslim. No difference though he is still an immigrant and a minority.

The right wing will use him against all immigrants and minorities. The whites sees all none whites as enemies.

[original dervish]

Don't you get a pass for non stop cooning?

[FarhanYare]

xplaya,
This is sad for all. Innocent people died and innocent people willcop the backlash (i hope not)

[X.Playa]

Nobody cares about dead working poors, the elite love it. To them every tragedy presents an opportunity and they will use this incidents to make tough laws against the immigrants and minorities.

[Tuushi]

Yikes. I had no idea intil i saw this.

[FarhanYare]

Yikes. I had no idea intil i saw this.

lol really Tuushi??

[Tuushi]

Yikes. I had no idea intil i saw this.

lol really Tuushi??

Walahi yeah. And i spent the whole day driving around the city. Wondered why traffic was worse than normal but no clue.