Canadian police do not treat the incident in Vancouver as a terrorist act
In the Canadian city of Vancouver, on Saturday night at 8pm, local time at the Lap Lap Lap Filipine Festival, drove the car to the crowd, local police said. Several people are dead and wounded, the number is not yet known, reported BBC. Police said they were arrested by a 30-year-old driver who is supposed to work alone and is in custody. The 30-year-old is an old acquaintance of police and has mental problems, they said.
At first, the police did not state the number of casualties, saying they had not yet informed all the families affected. They later reported that nine people had died, according to foreign news agencies.
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The Canadian police of Saturday’s incident in Vancouver, when he drove a car into the crowd, killing more people, not treating as a terrorist attack. « At the moment, we are convinced that it was not a terrorist act, » police wrote on the X
The incident occurred at the conclusion of the celebration known as Lap Lap, when many people and food trucks were on a narrow street. The street is located in the resident neighborhood of Vancouver, where tourists mostly do not go.
The Philippine hero, Lap Lap, prevented the colonization of the island in 1521. Since 2023, the 27th of April in the Canadian province of British Colombia is officially Lap Lap. According to the latest data, the province has about 3.5 percent of the population of the Philippine root. The Vancouver street festival was held for the second time.
The witness, according to the BBC, said that the car had driven straight through the crowd.
Yoseb Wardhco -owner of Food Truck Bao Buns, who was on a scene that is BBC World Service in the show Weekend He said that the last live appearance had just ended, the main event of the day when the car drove through a narrow street surrounded by food stalls, including his, and completely straight through the crowd. According to him, an off -road vehicle was a speed of hundreds of miles per hour.
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He said the driver had stopped, tried to escape, but – as far as he understands – was captured by people nearby. « I think he wanted to cause as much damage as possible, » he said, adding that the driver killed some of his clients. « We saw corpses under food stalls, men called their wives and children – it was horrifying. »
Mayor of Vancouver Ken sim X wrote that « shaken and deeply offended by the horrific incident at today’s Lap Lap’s event. » He added that their thoughts with all those affected and with the Philippine community of Vancouver are in this incredibly difficult time. The Canadian Prime Minister also responded Mark Carstewho said he was « destroyed » at the news of the deadly incident.
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“I express my deep condolences to the loved ones killed and wounded, the Filipinian Canadian community and everyone in Vancouver. We all mourn with you, « he said. He said that they were closely monitoring the situation and thanking the first mediators for their quick action. NDP leader Jagmeet Singhwho was at the Lap Lap Day event in Vancouver before the incident occurred, said the news of injured and killed innocent people was horrifying. He said « our thoughts with victims and their families – and the Philippine community in Vancouver. »
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