TORONTO DEADLY VAN ATTACK

TORONTO DEADLY VAN ATTACK

Toronto, 23 april a white van went on the sidewalk of Yonge street, a busy intersection and started moving forward and struck number of people. The van made 2.2km before being stopped by the police. A lot of witness said that the vehicle was going switching from road to sidewalk wich confirm that the attack was on purpose and was not an accident. When the vehicle got stopped by a police, the suspect pointed a black object, holding it like a gun, to a police officer. The officer ignored the threat and arrested the suspect. The attack killed ten people and injured 15 other. The suspect is Alek Minassian,25 years old, he publicly embraced misogynistic ideology, wich make some people believe that the attack was targeting mostly woman. Mr. Minassian is now charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of attempted murder. Close to were the attack took place, a memorial has been created in memory of the victim. A lot of people and sports team tweeted their condolences. The prime minister Justin Trudeau tweeted:

Our thoughts are with all those affected by the terrible incident at Yonge and Finch in Toronto. Thank you to the first responders working at the scene – we're monitoring the situation closely.