The two suspects in the attack that left 10 dead and 18 wounded (Anatolia) died.
Canadian media reported that the second suspect in the knife attacks in the west of the country, last Sunday, died shortly following his arrest, Wednesday, without further details.
Several newspapers and television channels quoted unnamed security sources as saying that Miles Sanderson, 32, had died.
Police are scheduled to hold a press conference at 19:30 (1:30 GMT Thursday) to discuss the attacks, which were carried out, according to investigators, two brothers, Miles Sanderson and Damian Sanderson, who was found dead on Monday.
On Wednesday, Canadian police announced that they had arrested the second suspect in the western knife attacks Canada.
“Miles Sanderson was found and arrested near Rostern, Saskatchewan, around 15:30 (21:30 GMT),” local police said in a message on social media.
“There is no longer any danger to public security in connection with this investigation,” she added, taking the opportunity to thank residents who provided “valuable information” that helped arrest him.
Police suspect that Miles Sanderson and his brother Damien carried out, Sunday, a series of attacks with knives, which caused 10 dead And 18 wounded, some of them in critical condition, and their motives are still unknown.
According to the police, Damien Sanderson’s body was found with many “visible wounds”, and it is likely that he was “killed by his brother”. The motives for the attacks are not yet known, but Miles Sanderson has a track record of violence and nearly 60 previous criminal convictions.
Nine of the 10 dead were from the James Smith Cree Nation, an Aboriginal town, while the tenth was from the nearby village of Weldon.
The dead were women and men between the ages of 23 and 78.
Among the dead were a “young teenager” and 17 adults, according to the Federal Police.
Canada has witnessed in recent years a series of violent attacks. In April 2020, a gunman claiming to be a policeman killed 22 people in Nova Scotia. In January 2017, five people were killed and five wounded in an attack on a mosque in Quebec. In 2018, a driver with his pickup truck rammed into pedestrians in Toronto, killing 11 and injuring 16.
In Canada, indigenous peoples represent regarding 5% of the country’s total population of 38 million, and they often live in unemployed and poor communities.
(AFP)
