In a tragedy, the road of the Philippine community has evolved yesterday, Saturday, to the west, when a car driver fell on a crowd, causing the deaths of at least 9 people and the injury of many others, according to police, and increasing the intensity of the National Elections.
The driver, aged 30, is a “single suspect”, known to the police and was arrested on the ground, according to a Vancouver police spokesman, without further clarifying about the possible motives of the detainee.
Vancouver police reported in a post that then made X that “at the moment, we are sure that this incident was not a terrorist act.”
“Many people were killed and many others were injured,” her spokesman also noted at a press conference at midnight (local time). It is a ”, he added, however, noting that at that point the car fell, the “crowd was dense”.
‘We don’t know who to initiate’
The incident occurred shortly after 20:00 local time on Saturday (06:00 Greek time today) in the Sanset Fraser district of the city as members of the Philippine community were concentrated to celebrate Lapo Lapo Lapo.
Abigial Reverse told the local newspaper Vancouver Sun that she was with friends at the festival when he heard loud noises and then howling.
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Dale Selipe, who was with her, noted that she saw children who had been injured.
Pictures released on social media and verified by AFP show a black SUV vehicle, the front of which has suffered a lot of damage, stopped on a road full of debris, which has everywhere at its edges. A few meters away there are rescuers who take care of people who are lying on the ground.
“We do not know who to initiate (…) is shocking,” said Jen Idaba-Kastaneto, head of the festival, on the local Vancouver Is Awesome news website, noting that he saw “corpses everywhere”. Photos released by the CBC network show first aid groups at the site of the incident.
‘We all mourn with you’
“I am shocked and I am deeply saddened by the terrible event at today’s event for Lapo Lapo Day,” said Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim in a post on X.
“Our thinking is with all those who have also been affected by the Philippine community of Vancouver at this extremely difficult time,” he added.
“We are all mourning with you,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who was planned to go to the province of British Colombia today for his latest election rallies, said in a post.
“My thoughts are with the Philippine community and with all the victims targeted by this irrational attack,” commented Pier Pier Pierrevre, the leader of the Conservatives for the parliamentary elections and Mark Carney’s key opponent, “waiting for more information”.
“Our thoughts are with their victims and families, as well as the Vancouver Philippine community,” the leader of the left Jagmith Singh reacted to X.
The day of Lapo Lapo Lapo
Lapo Lapo Lapo is celebrated in the Philippines honoring the native leader Lapo Lapo, who led his men to victory over the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the battle of 1521.
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