Canadian security sources told that the stabbing took place in at least four locations and that the authorities arrested the perpetrator after a two-and-and-a-half-hour chase.
***ATTENTION*** | Peu avant 1h du matin, le SPVQ a arrêté un suspect | Nous demandons toujours aux citoyens de la ville de Québec de rester à l’intérieur, les portes verrouillées car une enquête est toujours en cours.
— Service de police de la Ville de Québec (@SPVQ_police) November 1, 2020
The police had said earlier that they were looking for a man disguised in medieval clothes and armed with a sword, after he left “many victims”, while many people disguised themselves in various clothes to celebrate Halloween.
#VIDEO: Risky situation in old Quebec City, #Canada. As reported by local media, a man dressed as Samurai is said to have killed several people with a knife. Large-scale police deployment seen. #QUÉBEC #Frontenac #QuebecCity
Vieux-Québecpic.twitter.com/8p3QZJYs2K— Rahul Upadhyay (@rahulrajnews) November 1, 2020
The attack took place at midnight local time in Quebec’s provincial legislature.
TRÈS FORTE PRÉSENCE POLICIÈRE AUTOUR DE L’ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE #QUÉBEC
Un homme habillé en tenue médiévale recherchée. Attaque à l’arme blanche. Possible blessés. @RebeccaRambar @RadioCanadaInfo pic.twitter.com/8mXltTuBCj— Jordan Proust (@JordanRaiden) November 1, 2020
The police called on the residents of the city to “stay in the homes and close the doors,” because “an investigation is still ongoing.”
And video clips circulating on the media showed a heavy security presence of police forces in the Old Quebec region and near Parliament.
TRÈS FORTE PRÉSENCE POLICIÈRE AUTOUR DE L’ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE #QUÉBEC
Un homme habillé en tenue médiévale recherche. Attaque à l’arme blanche. Possible blessés. @RebeccaRambar pic.twitter.com/YsfclsdCyC— Jordan Proust (@JordanRaiden) November 1, 2020
Source: Sanad Service + Agencies + Aljazeera