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News/Two injured in stabbing attack at Canada Sikh temple
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Two injured in stabbing attack at Canada Sikh temple

Two individuals were injured in a stabbing attack at the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada, early Friday morning. A suspect has been taken into custody by police, who have not yet disclosed a motive for the incident.

2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNadine YousifSenior Canada reporterBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-08-21 · 18:27 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Two injured in stabbing attack at Canada Sikh temple
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Two individuals were injured in a stabbing attack at the Nanaksar Gurdwara in Edmonton, Canada, early Friday morning. A suspect has been taken into custody by police, who have not yet disclosed a motive for the incident. The attack occurred around 5:00 AM local time, and the Gurdwara has been closed to the public as the investigation continues. The World Sikh Organization described the alleged perpetrator as an "intruder" and noted that a copy of the Sikh scripture was reportedly desecrated. This incident follows recent reports of threatening calls made to two Sikh gurdwaras in Calgary.

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The World Sikh Organization stated the attack is deeply troubling and occurs against a backdrop of rising anti-Sikh hate.

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The attack occurred around 05:00 local time on Friday morning.

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A man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing attack.

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Two people were injured in a stabbing attack at a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada.

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A copy of the Sikh scripture inside the temple was also reportedly desecrated.

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A man has been arrested after two people were injured in an early morning stabbing attack at a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada, 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.The attack comes after police confirmed last week that they were investigating threatening calls made to two Sikh gurdwaras in Calgary, two hours south of where Friday's attack took place. 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.The Sikh organisation described the alleged perpetrator as an "intruder" who entered the Gurdwara and attacked individuals inside. They added that a copy of the Sikh scripture inside the temple was also reportedly desecrated. "Police are currently on scene and the Gurdwara has been closed to the public while the investigation continues," the World Sikh Organization said in its statement. Calgary's mayor Jeromy Farkas condemned the threats made in his city in a social media post, calling them "utterly disgusting".
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