The policeman in Vancouver have confirmed that the car-caused incident involving a horde of Lapu Lapu Day attendees wasn’t a terrorist attack. The 30-year-old man who was identified as an Asian male from a video that went viral after the assault was known to officers “in specific conditions,” time police chief Steve Rai said at a midnight news briefing after nine people were killed and several others were hurt. After drawing in 100, 000 people throughout the day, the dark SUV’s driver slammed into the crowd at 8o’clock near East 41st Avenue and Fraser Street, where the Lapu Lapu Day Block Party was wrapping up.
On X, Vancouver police stated,” We are certain that this affair was not an act of terrorism.”
Progressive Leader Mark Carney expressed his grief on X and expressed his condolences to the “loved people of those killed and injured” on the social network. Although McCarthy had planned to spend some time in British Columbia on Sunday, his plan issued a statement early on Sunday claiming that his ideas had been postponed.
NDP head Jagmeet Singh halted the celebration for a campaign stop and halted the incident just before it occurred. ” This is a festival there with children. There are people that, he said. ” I don’t have the words to express the problems I’m feeling right now thinking about the life lost,” Singh said.
On X, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre stated,” My thoughts are with the Filipino society and all the subjects targeted by this foolish attack.”
The suspect apologized to the angry crowd in a viral video that showed him being held by the masses until the authorities arrived. In the unreleased picture, the suspect appeared dazed and lost.
The Filipino area in British Columbia organizes yearly festival Lapu Lapu Day. While authorities are looking into the suspect’s emotional state, no specific cause has been given for the assault.
