Vehicular Terror Attack: Jihadist who ran down 2 Canadian Forces Members said he was acting “In the name of Allah” –

A jihadist in Canada is dead from gunshot wounds after he struck  two members of the Canadian Forces with his car in an incident an MP cited in the Commons as a “possible terror attack.”

Homme tué par des policiers à Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu -Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu: Couture Martin Rouleau called 911 and said he was “acting in the name of Allah” Journal de Montréal

The author of this alleged attack, aged 24, was later killed by police after a police chase during which he called 911 to say he was “in the name of Allah,” according to our sources. According to sources from QMI Agency, he called Martin Rouleau Couture.

Asked by one of his own MPs at question period in Parliament whether he was a terrorist attack, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the first reports on the matter are “very troubling.”

“We are closely monitoring the situation and make available all the resources of the federal government,” said the Prime Minister in the House of Commons.

Driver who hit 2 Canadian Forces members shot by police in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur)
A man in his 30s was shot by police in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., earlier this afternoon after he hit two members of the Canadian Forces with his car and led police on a dramatic high-speed chase.

The soldiers were hit in a parking lot of a commercial plaza at around 11:30 a.m. ET. Both were injured, one critically.

The incident was raised in the House of Commons this afternoon by Conservative MP Randy Hoback, who questioned Prime Minister Stephen Harper about “unconfirmed reports of a possible terror attack” targeting members of the Canadian Forces.

Harper would only say he is “aware of these reports” and that they are troubling.

Some Knife! Video here – French

No idea if it is terror motivated at this point – no perp description yet. More at La Presse

A slightly different account from the Montreal Gazette

A man in his 30s was shot dead by police in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Monday morning after three pedestrians were hit by a car. Police say the man fled the scene of the accident when police arrived, was involved in a chase, lost control of his car and flipped it, got out of the car and ran at police with a knife.

It began just before noon, when three people were hit in the parking lot of a strip mall on Séminaire Blvd. and the suspect sped off. The regional police followed him and he lost control at the intersection of du Séminaire and de Carillon St.

When police caught up, the suspect climbed out of his car, a knife in his hand, and ran at them. Police opened fire and he died.

Of the three pedestrians hit, two were seriously hurt.