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Tue Sep 12, 2023, 06:47 PM Sep 2023

Canadian man charged with murdering four Muslims was inspired by white nationalism, prosecutors say

Source: Associated Press

Canadian man charged with murdering four Muslims was inspired by white nationalism, prosecutors say

Updated 3:58 PM EDT, September 11, 2023

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Canadian federal prosecutors argued that a man facing murder charges in the deaths of four members of a Muslim family was motivated by white nationalist beliefs as they branded the attack an act of terrorism.

Nathaniel Veltman, 22, is accused of deliberately hitting five members of the Afzaal family with his truck while they were out for a walk in London, Ontario, on the evening of June 6, 2021.

Federal prosecutor Sarah Shaikh said in her opening statement on Monday that Veltman planned his attack for three months before driving his Dodge Ram truck directly at the Muslim family.

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Shaikh said Veltman told detectives after he was arrested that his intentions were political, that he left his home on the day of the attack looking for Muslims to kill and that he used a truck to send a message to others that vehicles can be used to attack Muslims.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/truck-attack-muslim-family-london-ontario-9a74247f72e710a1cbcaf7fd5167d3f7

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