Toronto: A 27-year-old history sheeter was arrested by police after he allegedly stabbed two persons, including a priest, at a gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada’s Alberta province in the early hours of Friday.
“The confrontation then escalated and two male patrons of the gurdwara were stabbed. EPS’ Investigative Response Team assumed of the investigation and was working closely with its Hate Crimes Unit to determine if this incident was hate motivated. Charges were pending against the suspect, who has yet to be named.
Witnesses intervened and detained the man until Northeast Branch patrol officers arrived at 5:10am and immediately took him into custody,” the release added.
The incident occurred just before 5am, when the suspect, a male “entered the gurdwara and attempted to access the prayer area when he was confronted by staff”, Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said in a statement. He said others at the gurdwara prevented the attacker from causing damage to the Guru Granth Sahib, the holiest scripture in Sikhism, and subdued him before handing him over to the police who were already looking for him as he had earlier threatened drivers on a highway.
