5 injured, suspect nabbed in Canada terror attack

MONTREAL: Canadian police arrested a Somalian man early Sunday sus deliberately ramming pedestrians during a high-speed chase in a rented truck, injuring four in what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

The crime spree began Saturday evening outside a football stadium in the western city of Edmonton and ended hours later when the suspect’s U- Haul rental truck in hot pursuit.

Local media named the attacker as 30-year-old Abdulahi Hasan was a Somalian national who had applied for asylum and was known to the security services following a complaint in 2015.

Marlin Degrand, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said at a press conference, adding: “The suspect was not deemed to pose a

The recovery of an Islamic State flag from one of the vehicles used in the attacks had led police to pursue the incidents as an act of terrorism.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the incident a “terrorist be vigilant.

“I am deeply concerned and in a statement.

- tinues, early reports indicate that this is another example of the hate that we must remain ever vigilant

violent extremism take root in Canada’s strength comes from our diversity, and we will not be cowed by those who seek to divide us or

Saturday (0215 GMT Sunday) a man in a speeding white Chevy Malibu crashed through police barricades outside Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium, where a Canadian Football League game was being played.

standing in front of his patrol into his car, according to a statement by local police.

“A male, believed to be 30 years of age, then jumped out of his vehicle and began viciously stabbing the

to a hospital.

The scene was captured on a surveillance video which was released by the police.

Police set up roadblocks around midnight police pulled over the U-Haul truck.

name on the driver’s license was similar to that of the registered owner of the white Malibu, the man took off toward downtown Edmonton, according to the police account.

“He deliberately tried to hit pedestrians in crosswalks and al Knecht, chief of Edmonton police, told reporters.