Hit and run soldier in Quebec ‘terror attack’ dies

Officers examine an overturned vehicle in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, used in the hit-and-run attack
Officers examine an overturned vehicle in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, used in the hit-and-run attack
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One of the two Canadian soldiers injured in a suspected terrorist hit and run yesterday has died. The two soldiers were mown down in a Quebec car park on Monday and the driver was later shot and killed after the police gave chase.

The soldiers were walking through a shopping centre car park a mile and a half from a military college in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, southeast of Montreal, at 11.30am when they were struck by the car.

The second soldier’s injuries were said to be less serious. The driver raced away and police chased the car for several miles before his vehicle rolled from the road into a ditch.

Police told reporters that the suspect climbed out of the car before he was shot dead. Witnesses