Toronto crash: Suspect charged with killing 10 people and 13 counts of attempted murder

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Toronto crash: Suspect charged with killing 10 people and 13 counts of attempted murder

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Toronto crash: Suspect charged with killing 10 people and 13 counts of attempted murder

The driver of a van that ploughed into people on a busy downtown street has appeared in court where he was charged with Minassian of Richmond Hill, Ontario, appeared in the courtroom in Toronto wearing a jumpsuit, handcuffs, and said little except to confirm that he understood the proceedings. Police are still not clear what led the 25-year-old to allegedly drive a rented Ryder van down the busy thoroughfare of Yonge Street. , said: “Obviously all Canadians continue and will continue to have questions about why this happened, what could ...

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