Bedugul Coffee: Tuesday Morning Briefing: Ten dead after van plows through Toronto crowd

Toronto

Shoes, torn clothing and bodies covered with tarpaulins were strewn across one of Toronto’s busiest streets yesterday, turning a 15-block area into a ghost town after a van struck and killed 10 people and injured 15.

The brutal incident - which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a “tragic and senseless attack” - was one of the most violent in recent Canadian history.

Police say a suspect was arrested 26 minutes after the incident. Alek Minassian, 25, attended a high school program for students with special needs and former classmates say he was a withdrawn figure.

More than 140 people have died by drivers who rammed their vehicles into crowds since an attack on revelers celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice in 2016. See past examples of fatal vehicle attacks.

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In July 2015, UNESCO declared Sur's Roman-era fortress a world heritage site. Months later clashes broke out and urban warfare raged between Turkish security forces and Kurdish militants into 2016, devastating the eastern half of the ancient district. Reuters Graphics use satellite imagery to track the redevelopment of the site.

Two Chevron employees detained in Venezuela last week could be charged with treason for refusing to sign a parts contract for a joint venture with state-owned oil company PDVSA, according to two sources familiar with draft charges against the U.S. firm’s executives.

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