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2018 Toronto van attack

On April 23, 2018, a vehicle-ramming attack occurred when a rented van was driven along Yonge Street through the North York City Centre business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The driver, 25-year-old Alek Minassian, targeted pedestrians, killing 11 and injuring 15, some critically. The attack started at the intersection of Yonge Street and Finch…

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Location
North York City Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder
Convictions
10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder
Date
April 23, 2018; 8 years ago (2018-04-23) 1:22 – 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
Deaths
11 (including a victim who died in 2021)
Injured
15

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2018 Toronto van attack

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2018 Toronto van attack

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Motive · 3
2018 Toronto van attack → Disputed:, • Acquiring fame or infamy, misogynist terrorism, revenge for sexual and social rejection, incel ideology (prosecution), • Severe mental illness, (defence)
Attack type · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder
Convictions · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder
Date · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → April 23, 2018; 8 years ago (2018-04-23) 1:22 – 1:32 p.m. (EDT)
Deaths · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → 11 (including a victim who died in 2021)
Injured · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → 15
Location · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → North York City Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Perpetrator · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → Alek Minassian
Sentence · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → Life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 25 years
Target · 1
2018 Toronto van attack → Pedestrians

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2018 Toronto van attackAttack typeVehicle-ramming attack, mass murder1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackConvictions10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackDateApril 23, 2018; 8 years ago (2018-04-23) 1:22 – 1:32 p.m. (EDT)1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackDeaths11 (including a victim who died in 2021)1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackInjured151.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackLocationNorth York City Centre, North York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackMotiveDisputed:1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackMotive• Acquiring fame or infamy, misogynist terrorism, revenge for sexual and social rejection, incel ideology (prosecution)1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackMotive• Severe mental illness, (defence)1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackPerpetratorAlek Minassian1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackSentenceLife imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 25 years1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackTargetPedestrians1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackVerdictGuilty on all counts1.00infobox
2018 Toronto van attackWeaponChevrolet Express van1.00infobox

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