Vehicle and Knife Attack in Edmonton Is Described as Terrorism
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Vehicle and Knife Attack in Edmonton Is Described as Terrorism
" he said, "We cannot — and will not — let violent extremism take root in our communities," Mr. Trudeau said.
that The government of Canada and Canadians stand with the people of Edmonton after the terrorist attack on Saturday,
1, 2017
The Canadian police arrested a refugee from Somalia on suspicion of terrorist acts early Sunday
after a police officer in Edmonton was struck with a car and stabbed outside a football game.
Rod Knecht, chief of the Edmonton Police Service, said that officers had found an Islamic State flag in the car that hit the police officer.
Marlin Degrand, a division superintendent for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said at a news conference in Edmonton
that the suspect, who is 30, had been the subject of an inquiry two years ago after he displayed signs of extremism but that there had been "insufficient evidence" to make an arrest.
Four other people were later deliberately hit by a U-Haul truck driven by the same suspect, the authorities said.
Knecht said that Currently, we believe this is an individual who acted alone,
" he said, "We cannot — and will not — let violent extremism take root in our communities," Mr. Trudeau said.
that The government of Canada and Canadians stand with the people of Edmonton after the terrorist attack on Saturday,
1, 2017
The Canadian police arrested a refugee from Somalia on suspicion of terrorist acts early Sunday
after a police officer in Edmonton was struck with a car and stabbed outside a football game.
Rod Knecht, chief of the Edmonton Police Service, said that officers had found an Islamic State flag in the car that hit the police officer.
Marlin Degrand, a division superintendent for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said at a news conference in Edmonton
that the suspect, who is 30, had been the subject of an inquiry two years ago after he displayed signs of extremism but that there had been "insufficient evidence" to make an arrest.
Four other people were later deliberately hit by a U-Haul truck driven by the same suspect, the authorities said.
Knecht said that Currently, we believe this is an individual who acted alone,