Suspect who hit Canadian Forces members with car had “become radicalized”
Posted Oct 20, 2014 3:42 pm.
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The Prime Minister’s Office says a man who died from police gunfire after he struck two members of the Canadian Forces with his car in Quebec had “become radicalized.”
Spokesman Jason MacDonald says in a statement that the man is known to federal authorities, including the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.“
The statement adds “federal authorities have confirmed that there are clear indications that the individual had become radicalized.”
The R-C-M-P issued a similar statement.
Harper was briefed on the incident this afternoon by R-C-M-P Commissioner Bob Paulson; Tom Lawson, the country’s top military commander; and national security adviser Stephen Rigby.
Earlier in the day, Quebec provincial police said the motorist died from gunshot wounds and that he had hit two members of the Canadian Forces with his car in an incident one M-P cited in the Commons as a “possible terror attack.”
Police also say the 25-year-old in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, southeast of Montreal, was known to authorities.
One of the two people hit was listed in critical condition, while the other’s injuries were described as less serious.
