9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
Apr 24th 2018, 12:22 am
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
Just been announced that a 10th person has died.
Apr 24th 2018, 12:23 am
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
Not unless your name is Sammy yatim
Canada not increasing the threat level ? Why not, even if it is something other than a terror threat why the F not, it makes sense to be wrong with no further casualties and deaths dosnt it !!! FFS Canada stop being so ****ing soft.!!
Canada not increasing the threat level ? Why not, even if it is something other than a terror threat why the F not, it makes sense to be wrong with no further casualties and deaths dosnt it !!! FFS Canada stop being so ****ing soft.!!
Number of deaths now 10 confirmed.
Apr 24th 2018, 1:51 am
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
I saw that on his page, I left him alone, lot left a comment saying he should close his page. The Alex is wrong, the murdering scum sucking ass bag is an Alek.
Apr 24th 2018, 2:16 am
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The surname sounds Armenian, which would mean he isn't Muslim. If he does turn out to be an Armenian Muslim that would be highly, highly, highly unusual particularly in the context of that country's geopolitical situation. Religious polarisation in the Caucasus based on ethnic/national factors is high. Pogroms not uncommon, even in recent times.
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Apr 24th 2018, 3:40 am
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
We have noticed recently concrete barriers (Jersey Barriers) around the Rogers Centre stadium/CN Tower/Aquarium/Air Canada Centre/Maple Leaf Square and speculated that the powers that be must have had some sort of tip off. Perhaps they were just being prudent as the tourist season approaches.
Apr 24th 2018, 3:41 am
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
The surname sounds Armenian, which would mean he isn't Muslim. If he does turn out to be an Armenian Muslim that would be highly, highly, highly unusual particularly in the context of that country's geopolitical situation. Religious polarisation in the Caucasus based on ethnic/national factors is high. Pogroms not uncommon, even in recent times.
If he has a political agenda he will be a terrorist.
Apr 24th 2018, 4:33 am
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
I don't know Toronto very well, does that neighbourhood have a lot of migrants from Islamic areas like Pakistan, the Middle East, etc?
Before we brush this aside as another "lone nut" after another one of the "fastest police investigations in history," consider what I wrote earlier about Christian-Muslim pogroms in the part of the world the killer apparently hails from, or at least has lineage from. That sort of baggage doesn't just get automatically dropped behind at a Canadian (or German) border because someone's family migrated. Canadians have certainly already learned that lesson.
Consider why they might have migrated . . .
Inter-ethnic strife being imported to Western countries, is something officials have been worrying about for a while.
So let's not wave this off just yet as a lone nut. It may well be! But certainly a police investigation like this can't be concluded in a matter of a few hours - no matter how politically beneficial that might be to some figures.
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Apr 24th 2018, 11:59 am
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
I believe he's actually turning off the sirens from the car and attempting to talk to the guy.
Apr 24th 2018, 12:47 pm
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Apr 24th 2018, 12:51 pm
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Yep, in the video online today it shows it. Last night I saw one that was shot from above that shows the back and forth dance, the officer holstering his weapon and approaching with his baton as the suspect goes to the sidewalk.
Apr 24th 2018, 2:24 pm
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Re: 9 Dead in Van Incident in Toronto
Toronto van attack: How is the suspect not dead? - BBC News
Apr 24th 2018, 2:49 pm
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His actions have US Police scratching their heads..
Toronto van attack: How is the suspect not dead? - BBC News
Toronto van attack: How is the suspect not dead? - BBC News
Yeah....its only in the trigger happy US that the supspect would have been shot dead.... this situation would have been handled very similar to this in the UK too.
The Sammy Yatim case was a one off I think, but it tarnished the image of the police in Canada.
Apr 24th 2018, 3:27 pm
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Still commendable how he handled it.
Apr 24th 2018, 3:57 pm
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