Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday denounced the killing of four Muslim family members, run down by the driver of a pick-up truck, as a hate-driven 'terrorist attack,' and urged the nation to stand up against intolerance.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday denounced the killing of four Muslim family members, run down by the driver of a pick-up truck, as a hate-driven"terrorist attack," and urged the nation to stand up against intolerance.
"This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our communities," Mr Trudeau said during an impassioned speech at the House of Commons.The Canadian leader later addressed an outdoor vigil of thousands at the mosque the family attended, speaking directly to the country's Muslim community.
"Never allow anyone to make you think otherwise because of the colour of your skin, your faith, or where you were born," he said.The victims of Sunday's attack have been identified as Madiha Salman, age 44, who had done post-graduate work in civil and environmental engineering; her husband, Salman Afzaal, age 46; their 15-year-old daughter, Yumna Salman; and a woman reported to be Mr Afzaal's 74-year-old mother, who was not named.
Members of the Muslim community gather to pray on Oxford Street on 8 June in London, Canada, following the vigil held earlier in the day. The latest attack also came at a sensitive time for the authorities, on the heels of the shocking discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children on the grounds of a Catholic school in British Columbia they had been forced to attend as part of a since-ended national effort at assimilation.
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