A manhunt was under way in western Canada on Sunday night as police searched frantically for two men suspected in a series of stabbings that have killed 10 people and wounded at least 15 others.
The bulk of the attacks targeted residents of James Smith Cree Nation, an Indigenous community of 3,400, with other injuries reported in the neighbouring village of Weldon, north-east of Saskatoon.
The attacks in the province of Saskatchewan have shocked the country. The prime minister, Justin Trudeau, described them as “horrific and heartbreaking. I’m thinking of those who have lost a loved one and of those who were injured.”
Trudeau said his government had been in direct communication with the James Smith Cree Nation community leadership and was ready to assist, adding: “Those responsible for today’s abhorrent attacks must be fully brought to justice.”
Credit: theguardian.com
