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1 dead, 5 wounded after stabbing attack in Vancouver

March 28, 2021 / 5:55 AM
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Sharjah24 – AFP: One person was killed and at least five wounded in a stabbing attack Saturday at a library in Vancouver, police said.
A lone suspect was arrested and there was no ongoing threat to the public, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a tweet.

Authorities did not release details on a possible motive for the attack, which took place in the afternoon in and near the library.

CTV broadcast a video apparently showing the arrest of the suspect, who seemed to stab himself in the leg before collapsing and being detained by several police officers.

Six people were taken to hospitals, according to an emergency health services spokeswoman, who declined to release details on their conditions.

Witness Sheila Dyson told CTV she saw a man stab a woman. There did not seem to be any connection between them, with the attacker appearing to strike randomly, she said.

Andrew Cocking, who lives 500 meters (about a quarter-mile) from the library, said that the attack took place an area that's generally very quiet.
March 28, 2021 / 5:55 AM

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