Man in Medieval clothes or dressed as samourai with sword strikes in Quebec: two dead, five injured....

Man in Medieval clothes with saber strikes in Quebec: two dead, five injured....

-Attack occurred before midnight on Saturday near Quebec City parliament
-At least two were killed and five others were -hospitalized with injuries
-Police describe the attacker as wearing 'medieval garb' and armed with sword
-Suspect, a male in his 20s, was arrested an hour later and a mile away
-Police have not yet ruled out terrorism, but remain tight-lipped about motive
-It comes after a string of Islamist extremist terror attacks in France

Two people have been killed and five more seriously injured after a man dressed in 'samurai garb' and armed with a sword went on a stabbing spree in Quebec City.

The attack occurred late on Saturday night near the provincial parliament building in the capital of the French-speaking Canadian province, and a suspect was taken into custody after a citywide manhunt.

At least two people died in the attack, police confirmed. Five others were rushed to nearby hospitals in serious condition.

Police described the attacker as wearing 'medieval clothes' and Radio-Canada reported that he was dressed as a samurai. The attack occurred on Halloween, when such costumes would not necessarily raise alarm.

A terrorist attack has not been ruled out, but authorities were unable to immediately confirm that the stabbings were linked to a string of Islamist extremist terror attacks in France in recent weeks, including a horror knife attack at a church in Nice.
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A suspect was arrested at around 1am, over an hour after the attack, at the Espace 400e business park in the Old Port.

The suspect is described by police as a male in his 20s. Police have formally identified the suspect but have yet to release his identity to the public.

The suspect was hospitalized after being taken into custody, police say. The arrest occurred about one mile from the parliament building where the attack occurred.

During the manhunt, police issued an urgent warning to those in the area, asking them to stay indoors.

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