A suspect has been charged in a weeked attack in which an Edmonton officer was stabbed and four people were injured when they were hit by a rental truck fleeing police.
Abdulahi Hasan Sharif faces five counts of attempted murder, five counts of dangerous driving and one weapons-related charge.
Although police have said that terrorism charges are expected, none have yet been laid.
Sharif, 30, is a Somali refugee once investigated for allegedly espousing extremism. He is scheduled for a bail hearing in provincial court on Tuesday morning.
Edmonton Police Chief Rod Knecht has said the events of Saturday night appear to have been the work of a single person.
It started when a police officer handling crowd control at an Edmonton Eskimos football game was hit by a speeding car that rammed through a barrier and sent him flying five metres through the air. The driver got out, pulled out a large knife and began stabbing the officer.
A suspect was taken into custody by police hours later after a chase through downtown Edmonton in which four pedestrians were purposely hit by the driver of a speeding U-haul van.
— The Canadian Press
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