Radio Host: I Hope the Toronto Attacker Isn’t Muslim, Because Trump Might Politicize It
By The Daily Caller. Muslim-American radio host Dean Obeidallah said on MSNBC Monday that he hopes the perpetrator of a recent van attack in Toronto, Canada is not a Muslim because President Trump might politicize it.
“Being Muslim myself, of course, and everyone who is Muslim, I can tell you right now is hoping sincerely that the person who did this horrible act is not Muslim. Because we know what happens,” Obeidallah said. (Read more from “Radio Host: I Hope the Toronto Attacker Isn’t Muslim, Because Trump Might Politicize It” HERE)
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‘Nobody’s Seen Anything Like This’: 10 Dead, 15 Injured in North Toronto Van Ramming Attack
By CBC. Ten people are dead and 15 others are injured after a van driver plowed into a number of pedestrians Monday in the Yonge Street and Finch Avenue area of North York in Toronto.
One suspect is in custody.
CBC News has confirmed that Alek Minassian, a 25-year-old Richmond Hill, Ont., man, is the alleged driver in the attack. His LinkedIn profile identifies him as a student at Seneca College.
Government officials briefed on the investigation so far say the suspect is not associated with any organized terrorist group and he does not represent a larger threat to national security. (Read more from “‘Nobody’s Seen Anything Like This’: 10 Dead, 15 Injured in North Toronto Van Ramming Attack” HERE)
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What We Know About Alek Minassian, Alleged Driver in Deadly Toronto Van Attack
By CBC. Police have identified the suspect in a deadly van attack in Toronto as Alek Minassian, a 25-year-old man from Richmond Hill, Ont., a suburb north of the city . . .
A profile on social networking site LinkedIn identifies Minassian as a student at Seneca College in North York, the north Toronto neighbourhood where the attack took place.
Speculation surfaced Monday night around a Facebook post associated with the same name and the same photo as the one that appears on Minassian’s LinkedIn profile. CBC News has not been able to independently verify whether the Facebook post was, indeed, written by Minassian or created after that fact and intended to mislead.
The post referred to the “Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger.” Rodger was the 22-year-old California man responsible for a deadly rampage in Isla Vista, Calif., that left six people dead and a dozen more injured . . .
Saunders said Monday night that no gun was found on the male driver at the time of his arrest. He said Minassian was not previously known to Toronto police. (Read more from “What We Know About Alek Minassian, Alleged Driver in Deadly Toronto Van Attack” HERE)
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