Canada, knife attack in Vancouver: one dead and 5 injured

VANCOUVER. A woman was stabbed to death and five others were injured by an assailant outside the library in Lynn Valley, a well-to-do neighborhood in North Vancouver. The attacker was arrested almost immediately by the police, who did not reveal his identity. He is an offender who allegedly acted alone and whose motives are not yet known, said Frank Jang, a Vancouver police sergeant at a press conference. A witness told France Presse that the assailant had appeared to choose his victims at random. Among the wounded there is also a child. «My thoughts are with North Vancouver tonight», Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted, «all those affected by the violent incident in Lynn Valley know that all Canadians are thinking of you and wish the wounded a speedy recovery. “. The person responsible for the attack has not yet been questioned. Apparently he had a criminal record and was known to the police. Sergeant Frank Jang said it: “We think we know who, what, where and when. Now our task is to determine why ». The stabbing took place near a library in a good neighborhood of the Canadian city.