Canadian Soldier killed after being hit by car driven by radical Islamist . Reuters.

Officers investigate the suspects crashed car. Reuters

A Canadian soldier was killed yesterday in Quebec after being hit by a car driven by a radical Islamist. Reuters. The victim was one of two soldiers who was hit by the man. The driver was then involved in a police chase and was shot and killed. The suspect, identified by Canadian media as Martin Couture-Rouleau, was known to Canadian authorities  and had been identified as a radical. It is unclear if the suspect targeted the victims because they were soldiers or if the attack was random. Canadian officials have been on high alert for "home grown" terror attacks since joining the war against ISIS in Iraq. 

My Comment:

Yet another home grown terror attack. Like the murder of Lee Rigby in England and the attack on food processing plant in Oklahoma, this is another example of Islamic extremism having a hold in western countries. To be fair though the evidence that this crime was inspired by radical Islam seems to be lacking, at least at this point in the investigation. It is possible that there were some other motivations for this attack. Still, once you are labeled a radical, it's hard not to frame any crime you commit in a non-ideological fashion. So even if it was just a guy snapping or killing for no real reason, it will still be blamed on radical Islam. 

Also, this is an extremely strange way to kill someone. I know people occasionally kill other people with cars on purpose but it can't be that common can it? You would think that a radical attack would have gone for a higher impact, in terms of terror, method of killing. On the other hand it is very easy to kill someone with a car and it takes very little effort to obtain one assuming you know how to drive. Very strange case all around.