Dozens of mourners shared a moment of somber silence on Sunday as they gathered to mark the anniversary of a deadly van attack that shook Toronto five years ago.
Relatives of the attack's 11 victims, politicians and community members watched quietly as the names of those killed on April 23, 2018, scrolled across a screen in a movie theatre near the scene of the crime.
"We want to make sure that we have a space where we can still remember the victims and those who were affected by the tragedy ... to come together in a shared space so that we can find a way to heal as a community," Hassan said, noting he still remembers the sounds as he came upon the scene that day.Local politicians also reflected on how the attack forever changed the fabric of the city.
The indoor gathering marked the first part of Sunday's commemorative events. At an outdoor ceremony later in the day, dozens of relatives, community members and public figures circled the Mel Lastman Reflection pool and cast paper boats carrying tiny LED lights on the water as a musician sang and played a guitar.
He claimed at his trial to be angered by women who wouldn't sleep with him and to have been radicalized on the internet. The presiding judge found he carried out the van attack to achieve notoriety. The City of Toronto has previously indicated plans for a permanent memorial honouring the lives lost in the attack are still being finalized.
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