At least nine people were killed in the shocking incident and many of them were injured after the man took his SUV to the crowd at the Philippine Heritage Festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver. The police excluded this as a terrorist act.
Theincident took place on Saturday at 20:14, when the vehicle entered the street and hit the people who participated in the Lapa Day Lapa festival, the Vancouver police department mentioned in the social media.
“At the moment, we are sure that this incident was not a terrorist act,” the police department said soon on Sunday.
A thirty -year -old man based in Vancouver and the police section of the police department Vancouver oversees the investigation, the police said.
The accused was arrested after he was originally arrested by passers -by, said the temporary head of the police Vancouver Steve Rai at a press conference.
The video circulating on the social media shows a young man in a black sweatshirt with his back against the chain fence, next to the guard and surrounded by passers -by screaming and oaths.
“I’m sorry,” the accused said, holding his hand on his head.
Another video published on the social media showed victims and fragments driven along a long stretch of road, while at least seven people lay immobile on the ground.
The black SUV with a crumpled front section can also be seen in the photos from the scene.
The mayor of Vancouver Kenneth SIM said in the social media post that the city would provide more information if possible.
“I am shocked and deeply saddened by a terrible incident at today’s Lap Lap Day event,” Sim said. “Our thoughts are with all affected AS Vancouver’s Philippine community during this incredibly difficult time.”
According to the AP press agency, the owner of Vancouver James Cruzat, who was at the event and heard the car to revise his engine, he said, “We saw people on the road crying, others were like running, screaming or even screaming, asking for help. So we tried to go there to check what was really happening.
About the Lap Lapa Day festival
The Lap Lap festival took place in the neighborhood of South Vancouver.
The lap day celebrates the lap-lap date, an indigenous chief who stood on Spanish explorers who came to the Philippines in the 16th century.
The organizers of the vancouver event said that “it represents the soul of native resistance, a strong forces that helped shape the Philippine identity in the face of colonization”.
Vancouver had more than 38,600 inhabitants of the Philippine heritage in 2021, which, according to Canada’s statistics, represented 5.9% of the total population of the city.
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