Two men were stabbed inside a gurdwara in Canada’s Alberta province after a man allegedly disrupted morning prayers ahead of a wedding ceremony.
The attack occurred at the Nanaksar Gurdwara Gursikh Temple on the northeastern outskirts of Edmonton shortly after 5 a.m.
The Edmonton Police Service said officers responding to the incident near 14 Street and Horsehill Road arrested a man at the scene.
Emergency personnel treated two adult men whose injuries were described as non-life-threatening. Police had not announced a motive for the attack or said whether it was being investigated as a hate-motivated crime.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the attack at the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton that left two people injured, expressing solidarity with the victims and the Sikh community.
Carney said the incident was “appalling” and that no one should ever feel unsafe in their place of worship. He also thanked the Edmonton Police Service for its swift response.
Opposition leaders also strongly condemned the incident, describing the attack at the Sikh temple as “horrific” and calling for the perpetrator to be held fully accountable.