Canadian intelligence agencies are investigating the incident that occurred Saturday night Edmonstone, Alberta. Troubling events began to unfold during a football match between the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Commonwealth Stadium.
20:15 the suspect is in the van Chevrolet Malibou c company logo U-Haul shot a police officer who was on duty near the patrol car. He then got out of the car and attacked the injured law enforcement officers with the knife. After the attack he fled the scene on foot. Thrown in the van they found the flags of ISIS.
At 11:30 a van U-Haul was stopped on the road Wayne Gretzky drive, located to the North of the city centre. The police suspected that his driver and the man who attacked their colleague — one and the same person. Without waiting for the arrest, the man behind the wheel stepped on the gas and tried to escape from justice. Law enforcement officers followed him.
During the chase the attacker deliberately run into pedestrians. At least 4 people received multiple injuries, being under the wheels of cars.
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In the end, the van overturned, and its driver was detained. The police of Edmonton klassificeret incident as a terrorist attack. Security officials report that a suspect of 30 years, however, did not disclose his name in the interests of the investigation. It is unclear whether the terrorist accomplices.
On Sunday, the Prime Minister of the province of Alberta, Rachel Notley expressed condolences to the attack victims and their families and urged local residents to be vigilant.
We will remind that on Sunday in Marseilles man was stabbed two women, shouting «Allah Akbar».
