WORLD : TORONTO VAN ATTACK - - CANADA ON EDGE AS AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE DEAD FOLLOWING HORRIFIC VAN CARNAGE; SPORTS WORLD PAYS TRIBUTE TO VICTIMS !
A country still reeling from the tragic loss of 14 young hockey players just over a fortnight ago, when their bus en route to a play-off was T-boned by a truck, comes another horrific tragedy that besets Canada when a van plowed into unsuspecting pedestrians walking in downtown Toronto - - killing at laest 10, injuring many others.Tweet
A lone Canadian police officer confronted the suspect at gunpoint and arrested him, without firing a single shot shortly after the harrowing carnage - - video of the dramatic scene going viral on social media.
The police officer was hailed as a hero.
The suspect, later identified by police as 25-year old Alek Minassian - - who yelled at the arresting officer to shoot him in the head and kill him during their brief stand-off - - is now in police custody, alive and unharmed.
The sporting world joins the Canadian people in paying tribute to the fallen victims.
Nine people dead and 16 injured after van strikes pedestrians in Toronto, police in Canada sayhttps://t.co/NZbRtG7T9U— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 23, 2018
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Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed https://t.co/vap1i5Y8nc— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 24, 2018
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At least nine people were killed and 16 injured in Toronto when a van drove into pedestrians on a busy street, a police official says https://t.co/Zo3VS7IVp8 pic.twitter.com/STKxVqHSax— CNN (@CNN) April 23, 2018
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Police chief names Alek Minassian, 25, as suspect in Toronto van attack that killed at least 10 people. https://t.co/pDX9pyp4Gy— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 24, 2018
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Toronto van attack: Police report multiple fatalities after pedestrians struck by vehiclehttps://t.co/fOZW36RE7F pic.twitter.com/zcqZbSxxUs— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) April 23, 2018
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Update: At least 10 people are dead and more than a dozen are injured in Toronto, the authorities said https://t.co/cz1NxflaWt— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 24, 2018
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NEW: 25-year-old Alek Minassian identified as the suspected driver who ran down pedestrians in Toronto, killing at least 9, sources confirm to CBS News. https://t.co/SMF8S8GCbN pic.twitter.com/hJ9mo7sn7S— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 23, 2018
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Emotional scene at the ACC this evening at the Leafs game during the singing of "O Canada". READ MORE: https://t.co/E2fJ3G9A9V pic.twitter.com/OohdFXDSRc— CityNews Toronto (@CityNews) April 24, 2018
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#TorontoStrong and #CanadaStrong used to show solidarity after a van attack in Toronto left at least 9 dead, 16 injured. https://t.co/s924iP9WD5— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) April 23, 2018
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The driver of the van that struck pedestrians in Toronto, killing at least nine, has been identified as Alek Minassian, sources say https://t.co/R2kMMJueIP pic.twitter.com/nF3Wumtild— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 23, 2018
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CBC News has confirmed Alek Minassian as the alleged driver in the Toronto van attack that killed nine people and injured 16 others https://t.co/8bYnzM2mZ9 pic.twitter.com/WNQeFqScAT— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) April 23, 2018
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DEADLY VAN ATTACK: Nine pedestrians were killed and more than a dozen injured when a driver in a white van plowed down...
Posted by ABC World News Tonight with David Muir on Monday, 23 April 2018
"Kill me," person believed to be suspect in Toronto van attack can be heard yelling as Toronto police arrest him.
Get the latest: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/live-blog/van-pedestrian-toronto
Posted by CBC News on Monday, 23 April 2018
LATEST: https://t.co/lF10J28tkx— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 23, 2018
• 9 dead, 16 injured in Toronto van incident, police say
• Driver is in custody
• Investigation ongoing pic.twitter.com/0QN9u9Gr27
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Toronto Maple Leafs hold moment of silence for the victims of deadly van attack. https://t.co/wqVAtpGXEW pic.twitter.com/492PU1wuVm— ABC News (@ABC) April 23, 2018
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We are Toronto. pic.twitter.com/7SQphtidDb— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 23, 2018
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Maple Leafs hold moment of silence for victims of #Toronto van attack https://t.co/963VKG1Z9b #TorontoStrong pic.twitter.com/nvLD4duYKi— Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) April 24, 2018
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Toronto Maple Leafs pay tribute to van attack victims https://t.co/7jC84qTzvj #TorontoStrong pic.twitter.com/A46qx8EkaX— HuffPost Canada (@HuffPostCanada) April 24, 2018
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Twenty-five minutes of horror on Yonge Street: How the Toronto van attack unfolded https://t.co/880z95nfdK— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) April 24, 2018
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Dramatic video shows Toronto police confront suspect after van attack leaves 9 people dead, at least 16 injured, authorities say. https://t.co/hJcw6KTsGR pic.twitter.com/SqbVzI77BK— ABC News (@ABC) April 23, 2018
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Security increased at ACC for Leafs vs. Bruins game after fatal Toronto van incident https://t.co/uBTp4Y3ABl— CTV News (@CTVNews) April 23, 2018
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The truths Canada needs to remember https://t.co/HeLh9A7yGw @GlobeToronto— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) April 24, 2018
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Latest on Toronto van attack, per police:— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 24, 2018
• Death toll has risen to 10
• 15 people remain hospitalized
• Suspect identified as Alek Minassian, 25
• Witnesses asked to come forwardhttps://t.co/61z22cYUdf
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Ten dead and 15 injured after van mows down pedestrians in Toronto https://t.co/c2IhpGujgX— The Sun (@TheSun) April 24, 2018
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“He’s shaken up by the whole thing, and shaken up by the magnitude. He said, ‘you know, I was just doing my job,’ ” Mike McCormack, president of the Toronto Police Association, said of the officer. https://t.co/fTAMsGwKaF— TorontoStar (@TorontoStar) April 24, 2018
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The Air Canada Centre held a moment of silence for all victims of the Toronto van attack before Monday's Leafs' gamehttps://t.co/aIIM34CEMe pic.twitter.com/IYyKVXaW6k— Hockey Night in Canada (@hockeynight) April 23, 2018
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Toronto native Connor Brown on the emotion in the ACC tonight after the tragedy this afternoon:— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) April 24, 2018
"That's the power of sport, it brings people together & something like that happens, you have to come together"
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All of Toronto is with you. Moment of silence here at ACC pic.twitter.com/2U68A640Z5— David Alter (@dalter) April 23, 2018
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BREAKING: Toronto Police confirm 9 people are dead and 16 are injured in the van attack on Yonge St. https://t.co/ogxRdWixOR pic.twitter.com/fHGC3d2knb— Toronto Sun (@TheTorontoSun) April 23, 2018
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'Shoot me in the head.' Video footage shows the Toronto van attack suspect’s arrest https://t.co/QaA2tMXGPF— TIME (@TIME) April 23, 2018
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UPDATED: 'Nobody's seen anything like this': 10 dead, 15 injured in north Toronto van ramming attack https://t.co/8bYnzM2mZ9 pic.twitter.com/6oqEtNucmS— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) April 24, 2018
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The suspect in the Toronto van attack was apprehended by a single police officer near Sheppard Avenue after running down dozens of pedestrians. Here's video of that confrontation: https://t.co/JoXwO3Etyn— Maclean's Magazine (@macleans) April 23, 2018
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"Kill me," person believed to be suspect in Toronto van attack can be heard yelling as Toronto police arrest him.— CBC News (@CBCNews) April 24, 2018
Get the latest: https://t.co/GrjDJcMPfg pic.twitter.com/RCRVeTWRgP
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B.C. first responders and multiple police departments are sharing their condolences after a van struck multiple pedestrians along a busy Toronto road on Monday afternoon, killing 10 and injuring 15 others. https://t.co/YD3qF5ULGS— Global BC (@GlobalBC) April 24, 2018
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Nine people dead, 16 injured in Toronto van attack. https://t.co/SxUl9i309W— VICE (@VICE) April 23, 2018
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UPDATE: Nine people are dead and 16 others are injured in Toronto van attack, police say. https://t.co/d1o6lSUvzn— HuffPost (@HuffPost) April 23, 2018
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Toronto van attack: What we know so far https://t.co/H6geuh8nSB— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) April 24, 2018
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NEW: White House issues statement after deadly Toronto van attack. "The United States stands with the Canadian people in the aftermath of today’s tragic event.” https://t.co/jXNtCSaQUf pic.twitter.com/NR9EsEqm7N— ABC News (@ABC) April 24, 2018
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.@POTUS & I are closely monitoring the attack on innocent people in Toronto this afternoon. We are with the Canadian people tonight as they grieve the loss of life & injured. The American people stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our neighbors in Canada.— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) April 24, 2018
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The officer who arrested the Toronto van attack suspect gains hero status after firing no shots https://t.co/lYsUm5hL5s pic.twitter.com/PeYl4UAnZ0— Bloomberg (@business) April 24, 2018
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'This guy is a hero': Lone police officer praised for not firing gun during standoff with Toronto van attack suspect https://t.co/OAZuySGO7i pic.twitter.com/5ZIrhrFu2B— Business Insider (@businessinsider) April 24, 2018
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The Toronto van attack ends with no gunshots and elevates police officer to hero status https://t.co/3x7d7OtdiE pic.twitter.com/JfOgLZsSTE— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) April 24, 2018
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Suspect in Toronto van attack described as socially awkward, tech expert https://t.co/N3G5pimuxI pic.twitter.com/hXLhLy4vrT— GlobeToronto (@globetoronto) April 24, 2018
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Watch coverage of Toronto's Van Attack on CBC Toronto at 11
Posted by CBC Toronto on Monday, 23 April 2018
Witness says scene of Toronto van attack was 'a nightmare.' "He’s just hitting people one by one, going down." https://abcn.ws/2HWmKN9
Posted by ABC News on Monday, 23 April 2018
Mayor John Tory and Toronto police speak to the media following the attack at Yonge and Finch that killed nine people...
Posted by CityNews Toronto on Monday, 23 April 2018
We're in Toronto as authorities provide an update on the van attack that killed at least 9 people and injured 16 others. https://abcn.ws/2K8mtXX
Posted by Good Morning America on Monday, 23 April 2018
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