久久亚洲国产成人影院-久久亚洲国产的中文-久久亚洲国产高清-久久亚洲国产精品-亚洲图片偷拍自拍-亚洲图色视频

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Americas

Trudeau: 'Terrorist attack' killed 4 Muslim family members

By RENA LI in Toronto | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-06-09 11:56
Share
Share - WeChat
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau places flowers at a vigil outside the London Muslim Mosque organized after four members of a Canadian Muslim family were killed in what police describe as a hate-motivated attack in London, Ontario, Canada, on June 8, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that the killing of four members of a Muslim family in Ontario was a "terrorist attack".

"Their lives were taken in a brutal, cowardly and brazen act of violence," Trudeau said in a speech in the House of Commons. "This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our communities."

According to police, five members of the family were out for a walk Sunday evening in London, Ontario, when a 20-year-old local man driving a pickup truck mounted a curb and intentionally hit them.

Salman Afzaal, 46, his wife Madiha, 44, their 15-year-old daughter Yumna and Salman's 74-year-old mother were killed, while Fayez Afzaal, 9, survived and is recovering from "serious injuries", according to a statement released by the family Monday.

The driver, Nathaniel Veltman, has been arrested and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.

Police said the family was targeted over their Muslim faith. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair called the attack "an act of hatred and of terror" on Tuesday.

The latest statistics show that there were 349 hate incidents against Muslims in Canada reported to police in 2017, the year of the Quebec City mosque shooting, when a gunman killed six people, a 151 percent increase from the 139 reported in 2016.

However, according to Statistics Canada, about two-thirds of hate crimes across the country go unreported, which was a common thread throughout the prime minister's remarks in the House on Tuesday.

Trudeau said he was "horrified" by the attack and that his government stands in solidarity with the victims' loved ones.

"This is unfortunately not an isolated event," Trudeau said. "So many other people across the country who faced insults, threats and violence, they were all targeted because of their Muslim faith. This is happening here in Canada and it has to stop."

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said he grieves with Muslim communities across the country because they have experienced such pain before.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Canada must acknowledge that an urgent threat to public safety comes from extreme right-wing ideology, white supremacy and hate groups that radicalize people, adding that there must be resources to address such dangers.

"The reality is our Canada is a place of racism, of violence, of genocide of indigenous people. … Muslims are not safe in this country," said Singh.

Trudeau pledged that Canada will continue to fund initiatives such as the security infrastructure program to help protect communities at risk and their schools and places of worship.

"We'll continue to fight hate online and offline, which includes taking even more action to dismantle far-right hate groups," he said.

US Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota wrote on Twitter on Monday that the killings are a "cruel reminder" that anti-Muslim hate is "deadly and alive in the West".

"We must all speak out against it and prosecute these violent hate crimes against Muslims vigorously," she said.

Melita Gabri?, the ambassador of the delegation of the European Union to Canada, tweeted Tuesday that she was "shocked" at the violence. "We stand united with Canada, committed to the freedom of religion and worship," she said.

A vigil for the family was scheduled for Tuesday night at the London Muslim Mosque. Hundreds are expected to attend, including Trudeau and all federal party leaders.

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 欧美videos娇小 | 日本一级级特黄特色大片 | 扒开双腿猛进入喷水免费视频 | 一级毛片日韩 | 手机看片1024国产基地 | 国产高清在线视频 | 国产一级强片在线观看 | 成年人免费观看视频网站 | 自偷自偷自亚洲永久 | 一级成人a做片免费 | 欧美日韩亚洲综合在线一区二区 | 日本三级在线观看中文字 | 又摸又揉又黄又爽的视频 | 亚洲第一成人天堂第一 | 美女网站视频黄色 | 久在草视频 | 日本成人免费在线观看 | 亚洲一级毛片中文字幕 | 手机看片在线 | 午夜在线观看视频免费 成人 | 最新日韩欧美不卡一二三区 | 另类在线 | 日韩有码第一页 | 久久这里有精品视频 | 亚洲天堂男人的天堂 | 国产成人精品三区 | 一本色综合 | 久久精品国产精品亚洲艾 | 亚洲国语在线视频手机在线 | 成人老司机深夜福利久久 | 亚洲午夜大片 | 自拍自录videosfree自拍自录 | 免费99视频有精品视频高清 | 日本欧美一区二区三区片 | 国内9l视频自拍 | 中国一级毛片欧美一级毛片 | 国产日韩精品一区在线观看播放 | 日本全黄 | 亚洲精品91| 男女国产视频 | 久久精品视频在线播放 |