Rumours from Toronto for Late June

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The recent hostage situation resulted in the following newspaper headlines:

The National Post:
"Hostage Standoff Ends in Bloodshed". The Post's reporting is generaly favourable to the police, and there is no mention of anything odd or untoward. The editorial says that if there were more tax cuts this sort of thing wouldn't happen.

The Globe and Mail:
"Terrorist Hit Strikes Home: Eight Children, one officer and three terrorists dead". The story criticizes police actions in dealing with the hostages, and says that the negotiator was perhaps not well suited to the job. The writer specifically finds fault in their handling of the situation, and refers to Anton, the CISC negotiator.

The Toronto Star:
"Seven Children Killed in Shootout". There are factual errors in the story, as there were in fact eight children killed, one dying later in hospital. The Star obviously went to press as quickly as they could. The paper is scornful of police efforts, and their clumsy response, and blames Mike Harris budget cuts, for unspecified reasons.

The Toronto Sun:
"There Was Blood And Guts Everywhere!" The cover picture is of the basement room were the hostages were held. There were no bodies there when the photo was taken, but chalk outlines of children's bodies are visible on the floor. The editorial wants to know why the terrorists weren't executed outright, and what happened to the surviving terrorist. The paper blames everything on "leftwingers".

Television Coverage:
On local televison stations there was footage, taken during the hostage situation, of someone in a leather jacket moving more quickly than one would expect. No one has commented on this, as it's not extremely abnormal, but there is something rather odd about the speed at which he's moving. This individual turns out to be one of the Sabbat who was later killed.