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Police in Canada’s Quebec City have arrested a man after a stabbing rampage left two people dead and five injured on Saturday night (local time).
Police said the suspect is in his mid-20s and was wearing “medieval clothes” while armed with a bladed weapon when the attacks happened. “Shortly before 1am, the SPVQ arrested a suspect,” police said on Twitter. “We still ask the citizens of Quebec City to stay inside with the doors locked because an investigation is still underway.”
The stabbings took place near the Chateau Frontenac in the centre of the city, CBC reports, and the suspect was arrested nearby in the city’s Old Port. Police spokesperson Étienne Doyon said the five victims have been taken to hospital with varying levels of injuries.
Source: Newshub