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		</div><p>A man dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a Japanese sword has been arrested on suspicion of killing two people and wounding five others in Canada.</p>
<p>The attack on randomly-chosen victims on Halloween near the historic Chateau Frontenac hotel in Quebec City went on for nearly two-and-a-half hours while police pursued the man armed with a katana throughout the city’s downtown core on foot, Quebec Police Chief Robert Pigeon said.</p>
<p>Quebec’s prosecutor’s office said Carl Girouard, 24, faces two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder.</p>
<p>Girouard appeared before a judge via video-conference on Sunday and the next hearing in the case is expected to be on Thursday.</p>
<p>Police said their initial information indicated the suspect’s motive was personal and not terrorism.</p>
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<p>“Last night we were thrust into a night of horror when a 24-year-old man who does not live in Quebec City came here with the clear intention of taking as many victims as possible,” Mr Pigeon said.</p>
<p>He said the suspect, who was from the Montreal area, had no criminal record but that “in a medical context” over five years ago he had shared his intention to commit this type of act. He said the investigation continued.</p>
<p>Police were first notified of the stabbings near the National Assembly shortly before 10.30pm on Saturday and warned people to remain indoors as they hunted for the attacker.</p>
<p>The two people killed were identified as 56-year-old Francois Duchesne and 61-year-old Suzanne Clermont.</p>
<p>The five injured victims were taken to a hospital. “Some have very significant lacerations but we do not fear for their lives,” Mr Pigeon said.</p>
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<p>Steve Jolicoeur, a freelance photographer, said he witnessed the arrest of the suspect, who threw his sword in the air.</p>
<p>“He seemed confused,” Mr Jolicoeur said. “He was in black clothes, like a ninja.”</p>
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