[CBC.CA] A 24-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder after allegedly attacking seven people with a sword in the historic district of Quebec City while dressed in a medieval outfit on Halloween night.
Court documents identify the accused as Carl Girouard. The tall, thin man with dark hair appeared before a judge by video conference on Sunday. He is expected back in court on Thursday.
The documents do not reveal Girouard's home address, but Radio-Canada has learned he is from Sainte-Thérèse, Que., a town located about 20 kilometres northwest of Montreal.
Police issued a statement on Twitter on Sunday afternoon saying that the coroner had identified the two victims who bit the dust as Francois Duchesne, 56, and Suzanne Clermont, 61.
The court has ordered a publication ban on any information that could identify the other five victims in this case, according to a spokesperson for the director of criminal and penal prosecutions.
On Halloween night, police were contacted at about 10:30 p.m. and discovered victims in at least four locations, including near the Château Frontenac hotel, on du Trésor Street, and on des Remparts Street, according to Radio-Canada.
After a two-and-a-half-hour manhunt, a man was arrested shortly before 1 a.m., about one kilometre north of the area in the city's Old Port.
Quebec City police Chief Robert Pigeon said during a news conference Sunday morning that the man came to the capital "with the intention of doing the most damage possible."
Pigeon said that "everything leads us to believe he chose his victims at random," adding that he believes the crime was premeditated.
He said the police investigation has found that the accused is not associated with any terror group.
The man was carrying a Japanese katana-style sword, Pigeon said.
The police chief said Girouard does not have a criminal record, but he did reveal five years ago in a "medical context" that he wanted to commit a violent mostly peaceful act.
Pigeon said police currently have no reason to believe the attack was motivated by religious or political reasons.
The accused was initially taken to hospital for evaluation.
Police say they do not fear for the lives of any of the five people who sustained injuries in the attack.
Quebec police said their initial information indicates the 24-year-old suspect’s motive was personal.
Quebec City Police Chief Robert Pigeon said the suspect, who was dressed in medieval clothing and armed with a Japanese sword, had already made a threat of violence in 2014.
“That information would have been revealed in a medical context over five years ago. It was not something that was in a criminal record,” Pigeon said.
Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume said Canada needs to have a debate about how to deal with mental illness.
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Like I said, this is what happens when you give out fruit on Halloween. Somebody's expecting a Three Musketeers and you hand them an apple, there's gonna be violence.
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Hope he gets a lil med-evil torture to fit the crime. Bring out the Iron Maiden.
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Con-foo-shush bay, "Manchu man whining?
Just throw him dog biscuit... face shining!
Not genuine chow
If it don't go bow-wow... [chomp chomp]
That's the shi-tzu! Sho' nuff canine dining."
[NYPost] Seven pro-democratic lawmakers were arrested in Hong Kong on Sunday on charges related to obstructing a legislative council meeting in May, they said on Facebook, a move that comes after Beijing passed a contentious security law in June.
The arrests, which took place early in the morning, did not appear to be directly linked to the law but come as police have arrested around 30 under the legislation in recent months.
[DAILYTIMES.PK] A local court on Saturday dismissed the plea moved by the family of an allegedly forcibly converted Christian girl named Arzoo to send her to a shelter home, thereby releasing her from the custody of her Moslem spouse. Raja, the father of Arzoo Masih, had moved the application pleading the court to send her to a shelter home instead of sending her with her alleged husband, adding that she was not safe with him.
His lawyer, Jibran Nasir, pointed out that Arzoo was only 13 years old and the provisions of the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act, 2013, had been incorporated by the police. He further stated that the Sindh High Court (SHC) had not restrained the trial court from exercising powers in line with the law, pleading the magistrate to shift the girl to safety.
The father’s attorney Advocate Jibran Nasir argued that the girl was 13 years old and the provisions of the Sindh Child Marriage Restraint Act have also been incorporated in the matter by the police.
[AA.TR] The chairman of Tehran City Council has raised the alarm over the surge in coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague) ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men... deaths in Tehran, warning of a "human catastrophe" if lockdown is not imposed.Addressing a meeting of Council members on Sunday, Mohsen Rafsanjani said Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... is presently grappling with the third wave of virus that is showing no sign of fading, unlike first two waves.
If effective actions, he warned, are not taken to contain the further spread of virus, it may lead to a "tsunami and a human catastrophe" in winter.
Rafsanjani said the public representatives in Tehran have reached a "good understanding" on ways to curb the third wave of coronavirus, which will be proposed in a letter to the government.
"Our decisions on (combating) the coronavirus should be pre-meditated, not delayed," he stressed, calling for lockdown in Tehran and other major metropolis for "at least two weeks".
Iran has reported a record number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in recent weeks, sending shockwaves across the country and putting extra burden on overwhelmed healthcare workers.
On Saturday, Iran’s health ministry spokesperson Sima Sadat Lari announced 7,820 new infections and 386 deaths, taking the overall tally to 612,772 cases and 34,864 fatalities.
On Thursday, the country recorded the highest single-day infections (8293) since the outbreak in mid-February. A day earlier, highest single-day deaths (415) had been reported in the country.
Last week, Rafsanjani said he had proposed that Tehran be "completely shut down" for two weeks, but the government "paid no attention" to his proposal.
The Iranian government this week announced restrictions in 25 historic provincial capitals and 46 other cities, which will come into effect from Wednesday. However, the way to a man's heart remains through his stomach... it has not imposed strict restrictions in Tehran.
The alarming surge in the mortality rate in the capital city has put burdens not only on the healthcare workers but also on the cemeteries that are reportedly running full.
A member of the Tehran City Council last week said three more public cemeteries would be built in south, east and west of Tehran.
Until the new cemeteries are ready, the capacity of Behesht e Zehra, the country’s biggest public cemetery situated in south Tehran, should be increased, he said.
Rafsanjani said the government’s "lack of attention" has led to the "current situation", while adding that the difficult economic situation caused by US sanctions is making the matters worse.
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Is this a stronger form of the virus or are the Iranians low on vitamin D?
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In the US it seems it's killing 2% (of cases) but in europe double that %age, although the MSM seem to report it as US worst by looking at pure numbers...
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Iran has a relatively young population and shouldn't have a high fatal infection rate.
Then again, the infections reported are probably a significant undercount (and more than the fatality undercount).
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"Send Money...."
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Iranians low on vitamin D
I’d bet on low Vitamin D — as in the Arab world, pale is more fashionable, and of course now women need to be relatively covered when they leave home. Also, there’s been growing poverty reaching well into the middle class in recent decades, leading to poorer nutrition and scanty calories.
[WSJ (subscription req'd) via ZH] The Pentagon is said to have "quietly begun withdrawing" high ranking military officers from posts in Africa and the Middle East as part of a broader strategy of shifting resources to prioritize countering China and Russia, also as congressional caps which designate max numbers of generals and admirals in any given year must be met. However some say it will do the opposite - that is, the move will actually embolden US rivals in developing and politically restive parts of the globe.
This includes military attachés being withdrawn from multiple countries in West Africa, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. The role of a military attaché connected to the embassy's mission is crucial where the US works closely with a host country's military in fighting terrorism and maintaining political stability.
According to the WSJ report, "The position of defense attaché, the senior U.S. military representative in American diplomatic posts, is being downgraded in rank in eight key allied countries‐including the U.K. and Saudi Arabia‐according to an Aug. 24 order signed by Defense Secretary Mark Esper."
In many cases this will see generals or admirals replaced with colonels or Navy captains, which Congressional and defense critics of the move have said will harm US relationships and clout with the host countries, who will be less willing to coordinate key operations and intelligence sharing with lower ranking American officers.
Meh. Coordination happens with the designated decision maker, no matter what rank. Mr. Wife as a department head was making deals as representative of his company with counterpart senior VPs and company presidents, because his company pushed deal-making responsibility down to his level.
Esper's order means that by December 2022 110 general or admiral positions must be cut,
...and thereafter 110 generals and admirals retired...
but without specifying the particular countries where that will take place. The African continent (where AFRICOM has had a growing post-9/11 presence) will reportedly see a large reduction of top commanders.
Congressional and defense Russia and China hawks fear that when it comes to the Mideast-Africa regions especially, this will mean "ceding ground" and influence to Washington rivals.
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Bad news for the MIC and 'Job After' military crowd. Intelligence community to lose embassy cover, forced to resume traditional clandestine collection? Working from home is catching on. Zoom in !
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#1 that's a point that 'experts' never want to contemplate. If you only have a small number of generals, then being a colonel becomes even more important to cover the field. Look up the ratio of general officers to overall service numbers in WW2 and today. That wasn't any grade 'creep' that was a quick march.
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If keeping an eye on things is the job, I'da thought a low key SF captain and team would do a better job than a guy in an office at the embassy.
Apparantly a swivel chair is very important in this line of wourk.
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...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
