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| Location | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 42°59′41″N 81°19′49″W / 42.99484°N 81.33021°W |
| Date | June 6, 2021 |
| Target | Muslim pedestrians |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder, hate crime, domestic terrorism |
| Weapon | Pickup truck |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Nathaniel Veltman |
| Motive | Islamophobia |
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On June 6, 2021, 20-year-old Nathaniel Veltman rammed a pickup truck into a family of Muslim Pakistani Canadian pedestrians at an intersection in London, Ontario, Canada. Four people were killed and a fifth was wounded. The attack was the deadliest mass killing in London's history. It was condemned by Canadian leaders, and described as terrorism by Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford.
In Canada's first murder trial involving terrorism charges, a jury found Veltman guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. In February 2024, a judge ruled that the attack amounted to terrorism under Canadian law and sentenced Veltman to five terms of life imprisonment.[1]
- ^ Dubinski, Kate (February 22, 2024). "Judge rules killer of London, Ont., Muslim family committed terrorism, calling it a 'textbook case'". CBC News. Retrieved February 22, 2024.