At least eleven killed as car rams into Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival crowd

At least eleven people have been confirmed dead and multiple others wounded after a man drove into a crowd at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver, police said.
Interim Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said on Sunday that the suspect had a “significant history” of interaction with police and mental healthcare professionals. Rai declined to discuss any motive.
Police said the incident happened shortly after 8pm on Saturday (03:00 GMT Sunday) in the city’s Sunset on Fraser neighbourhood as it celebrated the Lapu Lapu Festival.
Police say a 30-year-old man has been arrested, and they are confident the incident was not an act of terrorism.

Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports from Ottawa.

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