At least 10 people have been killed in a series of knife attacks in rural Canada. 15 injured were also taken to the hospital for treatment, said the police in the province of Saskatchewan on Monday. “We have 13 active crime scenes that we’re investigating,” said Officer Rhonda Blackmore.
Police launched a manhunt for two male suspects, aged 30 and 31, in a black SUV. Blackmore initially made no statement about the motive. “It appears that some victims were targeted and some were chosen at random,” she said. “It would therefore be difficult to name a motive at this point in time.”
The victims were attacked in the “James Smith Cree Nation” reserve, which has a population of around 3,400 and in the 200-inhabitant village of Weldon, which has been designated for indigenous residents, Canadian media reported. A statement from indigenous officials said the attacks may be drug-related. “This is the devastation we see when dangerous illegal drugs enter our communities,” according to the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. She represents 74 indigenous groups in Saskatchewan.
The first 911 call was received at 5:40 a.m., and more attacks were reported from several nearby crime scenes in the minutes that followed. Shortly after 7 a.m., the police issued an initial warning to the population.
Source: Nachrichten
