The President of the European Council sent a message to the families of the victims of the various stabbings that occurred in Canada, in which at least ten people died. Charles Michel called it a “horrible tragedy” and also wished the 15 injured a speedy recovery.
“Our thoughts are with the victims of the terrible tragedy in Canada, their families and all frontline workers. I wish those injured a speedy recovery. Our condolences to the people of Canada and Justin Trudeau,” the European Council President wrote on the social network Twitter.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the stabbings in two communities in the province of Saskatchewan “horrible and disturbing.”
“My thoughts are with the people who have lost a loved one and those who have been injured,” wrote the Canadian president on the social network Twitter.
James Smith Cree Nation officials declared a state of emergency and created two emergency operations centers to “provide health support to the three communities” on the reservation.
“We have located 10 dead people at 13 locations in the Saskatchewan communities of the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon,” located in central Saskatchewan, Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said.
According to the official, several more people were injured, 15 of whom had to be transferred to different hospitals.
Regina Police said in a statement that, with the support of the RCMP, it was working on multiple fronts to locate and apprehend suspects and had “mobilized additional resources for public safety throughout the city.”
The Saskatchewan Health Authority, quoted by the Associated Press, said multiple victims were being treated at different locations.
“A request for additional staff has been issued to respond to the influx of victims,” said authority spokeswoman Anne Linemann.
According to preliminary inquiries, some of the people were intentionally stabbed, while others were randomly attacked, and the motives of the assailants are currently unknown.
The suspects were first seen in Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, but alerts and search operations have spread to the neighboring provinces of Manitoba and Alberta, a vast region half the size of Europe.
Source: TSF
