Two dead, five hurt during sword attack in Canada

A man sporting a medieval outfit and wielding a sword wounded five and fatally stabbed two, according to Quebec  police.

“Dressed in medieval costume and armed with a Japanese sword, everything leads us to believe he chose his victims at random,” Quebec Police Chief Robert Pigeon said at a news conference, according to Reuters.

The outlet reported that Pigeon said that on Sunday morning authorities had arrested a suspect, and that preliminary information indicates that the person was not connected to a terror organization.

Reuters reported that the episode started Saturday night. After a three hour manhunt, police arrested a suspect. 

The outlet said that while a Quebec newspaper claimed there were gas containers in the suspect's vehicle, Pigeon did not comment on that claim.