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      Van attack suspect trained with Canadian military briefly | CBC.ca Loaded

      Van attack suspect trained with Canadian military briefly

      7 years ago
      Duration 3:13

      Van attack suspect trained with Canadian military briefly

      • 7 years ago
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      • Duration 3:13

      The Toronto van attack suspect trained with the Canadian military for a very brief amount of time. Alek Minassian joined the Canadian Forces last August and got 16 days into his 13-week basic training before he asked to leave, according to a statement from the Department of National Defence.

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