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Canada police investigate whether Toronto police death linked to global terror attacks

The Guardian World Friday 12 June 2026, 18:08 UTC By Leyland Cecco in Toronto 1 min read
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Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulateInvestigators in Canada are probing whether the death of a Toronto police officer, who was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate, is linked a broader series of global terror attacks. Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old member of the emergency task force, was killed on Thursday during a dawn search of an apartment building in the city’s west.

Constable Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate

Investigators in Canada are probing whether the death of a Toronto police officer, who was killed while executing search warrants related to a shooting at US consulate, is linked a broader series of global terror attacks.

Constable Marc Pinizzotto, a 43-year-old member of the emergency task force, was killed on Thursday during a dawn search of an apartment building in the city’s west.

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