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Insp. Jim Callender said a verbal altercation that occurred outside the mosque eventually seeped inside, where three people were stabbed. The two suspects fled the area in either one or two vehicles, he added, noting police are still reviewing surveillance video.

What led to the altercation remains unclear. Callender said the incident wasn鈥檛 random and those involved knew each other.

鈥淔rom all the information I have this is not a random altercation or incident, and I can confidently say it鈥檚 not related to a hate-motivated crime,鈥� Callender said outside the mosque.

It鈥檚 also unclear if the suspects were at the mosque for afternoon prayers.

Fadoul Hissein was near the back of a crowd that was exiting the mosque when he started to hear screams.

鈥淲e heard loud noises, people screaming, but we couldn鈥檛 see anything. There was too many people in front of us,鈥� Hissein said. 鈥淚t happened two or three minutes after prayers.鈥�

Theresa Hopkins was on her porch across the street when waves of police of arrived.

鈥淥n Fridays, people usually (do) the prayers there at 2:15 or 2:30,鈥� she said. 鈥淓veryone was piling out like usual and all of a sudden you could hear the sirens and see a bunch of police coming into the parking lot.鈥�

Callender said two of the people stabbed were taken to hospital. He couldn鈥檛 confirm their condition. A third victim showed up to hospital on their own accord, he added.

Although early in the investigation, Callender said the mosque has 鈥渁 lot of surveillance cameras and they鈥檝e been very co-operative.鈥�

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police at 905-546-3816.

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