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A swordsman dressed in medieval clothing killed two people and wounded five others in an attack in Quebec City on Halloween night, Canadian police said.
The attacks occurred in multiple locations in the Old Quebec neighborhood, near the Chateau Frontenac tourist spot and the National Assembly, Quebec’s provincial parliament, according to police.
The suspect, a man in his 20s who has since been arrested, was armed with a sword and dressed in “medieval clothing,” Quebec City police spokesman Etienne Doyon said during a news conference.
“According to our initial information, there is nothing to indicate that the suspect acted for anything other than personal motivation,” police said in a tweet.
According to three witnesses quoted by the Quebec newspaper Le Soleil, the attacker had “cut the throat” of his first victim near the Chateau Frontenac hotel.
The man then continued on Rue des Remparts, where the second person died, before heading to the Old Port, injuring the other victims, according to the newspaper.
The suspect was arrested early this morning after a chase through the streets of Old Quebec, said police spokesman Doyon.
Police received a report about the attacks around 10:30 pm and dispatched several officers to the scene, including dog handlers.
The suspect was arrested shortly before 1 a.m. near the Old Port, he added. He was then “checked” and “transported to the hospital for evaluation.”
The suspect has been formally identified, but police have not released his identity or said if they know him.
“He’s a man in medieval dress. He’s a man who carried a sword with him. They are stab wounds, that’s all we can tell you at this point,” said Doyon.
All five survivors injured in the riot had suffered injuries of varying severity, he said. Police have not released any details about the identities or ages of the victims.
Police asked city residents to remain inside with their doors closed while the investigation was conducted, with several neighborhoods cordoned off with a heavy police presence.
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