Van attack deaths: the disturbing trend continues

Toronto van deaths: It's happened before - Tragedies like the one in Toronto are becoming more and more common. Plowing vehicles into crowds is becoming an increasingly seen method of mass murder. This gallery highlights the incident in Toronto and other similar lethal vehicular killings around the world.

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The Toronto incident - Ten people have been confirmed dead and 15 are injured after a white Ryder rental van plowed into a crowd at Yonge Street and Finch Avenue in Toronto on Monday, April 23.

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Alek Minassian - A 25-year-old man named Alek Minassian has been arrested as the suspected driver.

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"Kill me" - Video of Alek Minassian pointing something at a responding police officer that resembled a weapon and saying "kill me" has emerged.

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"I have a gun" - Minassian tells the police officer "I have a gun," to which the police officer responds, "I don't care," and tells Minassian to get down.

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No shots fired - The lone officer arrested Minassian without firing any shots.

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Not considered a coordinated terrorist attack - “The events that happened on the streets behind us are horrendous,” Ralph Goodale, the federal Minister for Public Safety said. “But they do not appear to be connected in any way to national security based on the information available at this time.”

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"Long investigation" - "This is going to be a long investigation," Toronto's deputy chief of police, Peter Yuen, said to reporters on Monday.

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Memorial - People have already begun laying flowers and wreaths at the site of the incident.

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This, in Toronto? - Many Torontonians are shocked such an incident could happen in their city, but plowing vehicles into pedestrians is becoming more common around the world.

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Muenster, Germany - It was as recently as April 7, 2018 that a van plowed into a crowd in Muenster, Germany.

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Three dead - Three people died and 20 were injured when a van plowed into a popular bar before the driver shot himself.

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Not believed to be a coordinated terrorist attack - The incident wasn't believed to be a coordinated terrorist attack, although the investigation is ongoing.

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Twice in Melbourne, Australia - January and December 2017 both saw a driver ram their vehicle into a crowd of people in Melbourne, Australia.

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Deaths and injuries - The December incident left one dead and 16 injured, while the January incident had six deaths and 30 injuries.

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Not linked to terrorism - Police in Australia said they weren't able to link either event to terrorist organizations or terrorist motives.

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London Bridge, UK - A van slammed into pedestrians on London Bridge before three men wearing fake bomb vests got out and began stabbing people.

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Seven died - Seven people died and 48 were injured in the June 2017 attack. All three attackers were shot and killed by police on site, and they are believed to have been copycat terrorists.

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Mural - A mural was painted under London Bridge in honor of the victims.

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Barcelona, Spain - In August 2017, a man drove a van into a crowd on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain.

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Deaths - The attack killed 13 people and injured 130. It is believed to be a terrorist attack.

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Terrorists accidentally killed themselves - The same night, several members of a suspected terrorist cell accidentally blew up their home while making explosives, police said. It is believed that the same people organized the van attack.

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Unity rally - Catalans and Spaniards alike held massive unity rallies following the attack.

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Charlottesville Unite the Right - Counter-protesters to a Unite the Right rally were struck by a reversing car in Charlottesville, Virginia in the US in August 2017.

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One dead - One woman died from injuries and 19 were injured.

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Arrested and charged - The driver was arrested and charged for first-degree murder. It is believed that he had extremist views but acted alone.

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Stockholm, Sweden - A hijacked truck was driven through crowds in Stockholm, Sweden before crashing into a department store in April 2017.

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Five dead - Five people died and 14 were injured in what was believed to be a terrorist attack. Crowds of up to 40,000 people came out in support of the victims and their families.

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Driver captured - The driver was captured the next day and charged with terrorism. Flowers adorned the streets of Stockholm following the attack.

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Berlin, Germany - A truck was intentionally driven into a Berlin Christmas market in December 2016.

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Deaths - A total of 12 people died and 56 were injured in the attack. One of the suspects was found dead in the driver's seat.

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Terrorist attack - Another suspect was shot to death by police near Milan, Italy four days later. The Berlin Christmas market attack is believed to be an act of coordinated terrorism.

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