Canada's Trudeau vows to fight far-right groups after Muslim family slain


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  • Wednesday, 09 Jun 2021

A woman prays at the London Muslim Mosque, which is located about 500 metres from where police arrested the suspect of a hate-motivated attack that killed four members of a Muslim family, in London, Ontario, Canada June 8, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

OTTAWA/LONDON, Ontario (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday promised to redouble efforts to fight far-right groups two days after a hate-motivated attack that killed four members of a Muslim family in the city of London, Ontario.

"This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart of one of our communities," Trudeau said in the House of Commons after observing a moment of silence.

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