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Canada PM: St-Jean-sur-Richelieu hit-and-run man 'radicalised' | Canada PM: St-Jean-sur-Richelieu hit-and-run man 'radicalised' |
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A man who struck two Canadian soldiers with his car before he was shot dead by police had been "radicalised" and was known to security officials, Canada's prime minister has said. | A man who struck two Canadian soldiers with his car before he was shot dead by police had been "radicalised" and was known to security officials, Canada's prime minister has said. |
The 25-year-old, identified in local media as Martin Couture Rouleau, was killed by officers at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec after a car chase. | The 25-year-old, identified in local media as Martin Couture Rouleau, was killed by officers at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec after a car chase. |
One of the soldiers died on Tuesday, the other has minor injuries. | |
PM Stephen Harper said Rouleau had been "radicalised". | |
An official familiar with the case told the Associated Press that Rouleau had been influenced by extreme Islamists. | |
High-speed chase | High-speed chase |
On Monday, Rouleau ran down the two members of the military in a car park near a Canadian military office, police told local media. It was not immediately clear if the soldiers were in uniform. | |
He fled and was chased by police at high speed for about 4km (2.5 miles), until the car drove off the road and rolled over several times. | He fled and was chased by police at high speed for about 4km (2.5 miles), until the car drove off the road and rolled over several times. |
He then left the car and police opened fire, the Montreal Gazette reported. The shooting took place at St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, about 42km (26 miles) south-east of Montreal. | |
Rouleau was taken to hospital where he died some hours later. | Rouleau was taken to hospital where he died some hours later. |
Television pictures showed a large knife on the ground near the crashed car. | Television pictures showed a large knife on the ground near the crashed car. |
"The individual who struck the two [Canadian Armed Forces] members with his car is known to federal authorities, including the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team," Mr Harper's office said in a written statement on Monday evening. "Federal authorities have confirmed that there are clear indications that the individual had become radicalised." | "The individual who struck the two [Canadian Armed Forces] members with his car is known to federal authorities, including the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team," Mr Harper's office said in a written statement on Monday evening. "Federal authorities have confirmed that there are clear indications that the individual had become radicalised." |
Police and Mr Harper's office did not give further details. | Police and Mr Harper's office did not give further details. |
The family of the dead soldier has requested that his name not be released. |