Saint Jean Sur Richelieu: One of two Canadian soldiers hit by a car in a city near Montreal has died and authorities are examining whether the driver’s links to radical Islam had spurred the attack.
Quebec provincial police spokeswoman Genevieve Bruno confirmed one of the two soldiers died from his injuries. She said the other soldier’s injuries were less serious.
The soldier’s name was not released at the request of the family.
The suspect, Martin Couture Rouleau, 25, was shot dead by police following a car chase.
An official familiar with the case confirmed the suspect’s name and that he had fallen under the influence of radical Islam.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police spokesman David Falls said the suspect “was known to federal authorities” and “authorities were concerned that he had become radicalised.”
Neighbours said Rouleau converted to Islam a little over a year ago. Since then, they said, he had started spending more time alone, grew out his beard, stopped wearing jeans and began wearing a tunic.
