Ten people were killed and several more injured after they were stabbed on Sunday in two remote locations in Canada. Police have launched a three-county search for the two suspects who have already been identified as possible attackers – identified as Damian Sanderson, 31, and Miles Sanderson, 30.
“We have identified 10 individuals killed at 13 locations in the James Smith Cree Nation community and Weldon, Saskatchewan,” said Rhonda Blackmore, commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, adding that “several other victims were injured, 15 of whom were transported to various hospitals.”
Police work has been hampered by the arrival of thousands of fans in the Saskatchewan capital for the annual Labor Day game between two teams from the Canadian Football League, the Saskatchewan Ruggers and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
That’s why Regina Police have requested additional security reinforcements throughout the city, including the Mosaic Stadium area. [local da partida]. Even because the Saskatchewan Health Authority, citing the Associated Press, said the number of casualties could increase, as many people came to the hospital by their own means.
Despite having the same surname, the police have not yet been able to determine the degree of kinship between the suspects. The motives behind the attacks are also not yet known, so police are urging all Saskatchewans to “be vigilant”.
According to preliminary investigations, some people were deliberately stabbed, while others were randomly attacked, and at the moment the motives of the attackers are not known.
The suspects were first spotted in Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, but alert and search operations have spread to neighboring Manitoba and Alberta, a vast region half the size of Europe.
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