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| Vancouver: 'Mass casualty incident' after car driven into crowd in Canada | Vancouver: 'Mass casualty incident' after car driven into crowd in Canada |
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| Police are investigating a "mass casualty incident" in which "several people were killed" after a car was driven into a crowd in Vancouver. | |
| Authorities in the Canadian city said "multiple others" were injured during the incident, which occurred at approximately 20:14 local time on Saturday (03:14 GMT on Sunday) at a street festival. | |
| Police said a 30-year-old male suspect was in custody and that they were "confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism". It is unclear how many people have been killed. | |
| Police said the suspect had driven into pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival, which celebrates Filipino culture, at East 43rd Avenue and Fraser, in the south of Vancouver. | Police said the suspect had driven into pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival, which celebrates Filipino culture, at East 43rd Avenue and Fraser, in the south of Vancouver. |
| Steve Rai, Vancouver Police's interim chief, told a news conference that there had been one vehicle and one suspect involved in the incident. He said more details would be released in the morning. | Steve Rai, Vancouver Police's interim chief, told a news conference that there had been one vehicle and one suspect involved in the incident. He said more details would be released in the morning. |
| The owner of a food truck selling bao buns at the festival, Yoseb Vardeh, told the BBC World Service that the attack happened right in front of his van. | The owner of a food truck selling bao buns at the festival, Yoseb Vardeh, told the BBC World Service that the attack happened right in front of his van. |
| "This guy, he killed some of my customers," he said. "There was people waiting for their buns that got hit." | "This guy, he killed some of my customers," he said. "There was people waiting for their buns that got hit." |
| Mr Vardeh added: "I stepped outside of my food truck and I just saw bodies underneath people's food trucks, husbands crying out for their wives or their kids... It was just horrible." | Mr Vardeh added: "I stepped outside of my food truck and I just saw bodies underneath people's food trucks, husbands crying out for their wives or their kids... It was just horrible." |
| Unverified footage posted on social media showed a number of police cars, ambulances and fire engines at the scene, with injured people lying on the ground. | Unverified footage posted on social media showed a number of police cars, ambulances and fire engines at the scene, with injured people lying on the ground. |
| Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on X that he was "devastated to hear about the horrific events at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver". | Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement on X that he was "devastated to hear about the horrific events at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver". |
| He continued: "I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver. We are all mourning with you." | He continued: "I offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver. We are all mourning with you." |
| He also thanked emergency responders for their "swift action". | He also thanked emergency responders for their "swift action". |
| Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he was "shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident", adding in a post that his "thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver's Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time." | Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he was "shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident", adding in a post that his "thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver's Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time." |
| The leaders of different political parties have also been sharing messages of condolence. | The leaders of different political parties have also been sharing messages of condolence. |
| Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, called the incident a "senseless attack", while the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, David Eby, said he was "shocked and heartbroken". | Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada's Conservative Party, called the incident a "senseless attack", while the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, David Eby, said he was "shocked and heartbroken". |
| New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh - who had attended the festival but was not present when the incident occurred - said he was "horrified to learn" that innocent people had been killed and injured. | New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh - who had attended the festival but was not present when the incident occurred - said he was "horrified to learn" that innocent people had been killed and injured. |
| "As we wait to learn more, our thoughts are with the victims and their families - and Vancouver's Filipino community, who were coming together today to celebrate resilience," he added. | "As we wait to learn more, our thoughts are with the victims and their families - and Vancouver's Filipino community, who were coming together today to celebrate resilience," he added. |
| Singh, Poilievre and Eby are all running in Canada's federal election on Monday. Singh's constituency of Burnaby Central lies just east of where the incident took place. | Singh, Poilievre and Eby are all running in Canada's federal election on Monday. Singh's constituency of Burnaby Central lies just east of where the incident took place. |