London, Ontario truck attack

2021 killing in Canada

On June 6, 2021, a man drove a truck into a Muslim Pakistani Canadian family at an intersection in London, Ontario, Canada.[1] Four people were killed, and another was wounded, all from the same family.[2]

The killing has been called a terrorist attack caused by Islamophobia by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[3]

Police charged 20-year-old Nathaniel Veltman with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.[4] They believe he planned the attack in advance.[5]

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan said it was a terrorist attack.[6]

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