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Muslim family killed in 'premeditated' truck attack

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Four members of a Muslim family were killed in a “premeditated” vehicle attack on Sunday, Canadian police say.

A pickup truck mounted the curb and hit the victims in the city of London, Ontario province. A boy aged nine, the family’s only survivor, is seriously injured in hospital.

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A 20-year-old Canadian man has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

Police believe the collision was a planned hate crime.

“It is believed that these victims were targeted because they were Muslim,” Detective Superintendent Paul Waight told a news conference.

Police are weighing possible

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This story is from The BBC News. To read the full story, please go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57390398.

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