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The 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack was a terrorist attack in which a car was deliberately rammed into a group of Canadian soldiers in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada on October 20, 2014.

Attack

A 25-year-old terrorist, Martin Couture-Rouleau, rammed a car into two Canadian Armed Forces soldiers. Rouleau was a 25-year-old with extensive police encounters who had become a Muslim convert in 2013 and was a supporter of ISIL. Rouleau used his car to run down the two soldiers before being fatally shot by police during an ensuing car chase. One of the soldiers, Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, age 52, subsequently died from his injuries.

Victim

Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, 53, was killed in the attack. His funeral has been confirmed for November 1st, 2014.

References

  1. "Canada probes Michael Zehaf-Bibeau as possible suspect in Ottawa shooting: source". Reuters. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  2. Gollom, Mark; Lindeman, Tracey (October 22, 2014). "Who is Martin Couture-Rouleau?". CBC News. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  3. APreport (21 October 2014). "Canadian soldier killed by convert to Islam in hit and run". The Guardian. AP. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. Bell, Stewart. "'He seemed like a typical and fairly boring convert': Inside Martin Rouleau's rapid descent to extremism". National Post. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  5. Cite error: The named reference BBC News was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. Goodsell, Devon (26 October 2014). "Ottawa shooting: A look back at how the week unfolded". CBC.
  7. CBCreport (23 October 2014). "Patrice Vincent, soldier killed in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, was close to retirement". CBC. CBC. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. CTVMontreal (22 October 2014). "Family of slain St. Jean soldier Vincent sad and angry Read more: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/family-of-slain-st-jean-soldier-vincent-sad-and-angry-1.2066305#ixzz3HLxjRZon". CTVMontreal. CTV. Retrieved 27 October 2014. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. "Funeral arrangements confirmed for Patrice Vincent". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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