Canada: Two injured in gurdwara stabbing in Edmonton. accused held

, police said. Officials said the attack inside the sprawling Nanaksar Gurdwara unfolded around 05:00 local time (12:00 BST) on Friday morning. Police did not identify the suspect, nor did they specify a motive. Two people were injured in a stabbing attack,when a man entered the premises and tried to access the prayer area. The victims are aged 75 and 51, respectively, and suffered minor injuries but are in stable condition. The motive behind the attack is being investigated. The 27-year-old accused was released from a federal institution on August 20, where he was serving a sentence for an aggravated assault and assaulting a peace officer, Acting Inspector Eric Stewart of Edmonton Police Service said in a press briefing.

The man arrested after two people were stabbed at an Edmonton gurdwara was released from prison on Thursday, where he was serving a sentence for assaulting a peace officer, Acting Insp. Eric Stewart of the Edmonton Police Service says. #yeghttps://t.co/6kMYE0E8Y0 pic.twitter.com/ZQOPbD6elA

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The World Sikh Organization, based in Canada, has said the attack is deeply troubling and has occurred against the backdrop of rising anti-Sikh hate across the country.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed shock as he reacted to the knife attack in the Gurdwara premises. "The attack at the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton this morning is appalling. My thoughts are with the two people who were injured and the wider community that is shaken by this terrible event," he wrote in a post on X.