A man named Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder after 11 people were killed and many more were injured in a car ramming in Vancouver, Canada. He allegedly drove his SUV into a crowd gathered for a festival celebrating Filipino culture. The police say the suspect has no connections to international terror groups such as Isis or al-Qaeda. The suspect’s motive is so far unknown.
More dangerous these days, it seems, is the lone attacker
Ramming attacks are common because most adults have a car parked outside their home. The 22 March 2017 terror attack on Westminster involved a van striking a crowd of pedestrians on Westminster Bridge, killing four. The driver then got out of the van and continued killing. He was armed with knives, and stabbed PC Keith Palmer, who was protecting the Palace of Westminster, to death. Just weeks later on 3 June 2017, terrorists drove a vehicle through a crowd on London Bridge, hitting dozens, and then with ceramic knives tied to their hands attacked passers-by indiscriminately near Borough Market.
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