Police in Edmonton, Canada, are investigating two incidents of stabbings and truck rampage as “acts of terrorism“, said city’s police service chief Rod Knecht. The incidents, which occurred late on Saturday night, left one policeman and four civilians injured. The prime suspect, identified to be a 30-year-old man, has been arrested, AFP reported. The first […]
Police in Edmonton, Canada, are investigating two incidents of stabbings and truck rampage as “acts of terrorism“, said city’s police service chief Rod Knecht.
The incidents, which occurred late on Saturday night, left one policeman and four civilians injured.
The prime suspect, identified to be a 30-year-old man, has been arrested, AFP reported.
The first incident of truck rampage was reported near the Commonwealth Stadium, where the driver of a white Chevrolet Malibu dashed into a police barricade. He got out of the car and stabbed the police officer using knife. The injuries, however, were not fatal.
An hour later, the driver of a U-Haul truck escaped the police checking underway in downtown. He subsequently went on a rampage attacking four civilians. The injured were rushed to hospital.
According to Rod Knecht, the attacks were carried out by a single person. To link the incident with terrorism, Knecht said the police had spotted a Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) flag at the front end of the Chevrolet Malibu, which struck a cop near the Commonwealth Stadium.
“Based on evidence at the scenes and the actions of the suspect, at 12:38 a.m. today it was determined that these incidents are being investigated as acts of terrorism,” Knecht said in the police briefing.
