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Polish foreign ministry offers condolences after car attack in Vancouver

28.04.2025 10:48
On Sunday, 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo was charged with a series of second-degree murders after driving his SUV into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, Canada, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more.
People walk near a make-shift memorial where a car-ramming tragedy took place during a Filipino festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 27 April 2025. At least 11 people are dead after a man drove his car into a crowd of pedestrians at a Filipino festival on 26 April.
People walk near a make-shift memorial where a car-ramming tragedy took place during a Filipino festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 27 April 2025. At least 11 people are dead after a man drove his car into a crowd of pedestrians at a Filipino festival on 26 April. Photo: JUSTINE BEAULIEU-POUDRIER/PAP/EPA

“It is with great sadness and deep sympathy that we have received the news of the tragedy in Vancouver, Canada,” the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a social media post.

“We extend our sincerest condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to all Canadians and the Filipino community in Canada,” it added.

According to police, the death toll could rise, though the incident has not been classified as a terrorist attack.

Lo, who has a history of psychiatric issues and acted alone, has been charged with second-degree murder after deliberately running over people aged 5 to 65 at the Filipino street festival. Dozens more were injured, many critically, and investigators found no evidence of a terrorist motive.

Several victims remain in critical condition, and further charges against Lo are expected. Local police chief Steve Rai described Saturday’s events as “the darkest day in Vancouver’s history.”

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Source: IAR/PAP/X/@PolandMFA/@Newsweek