2 men stabbed at Sikh temple in Canada

A man allegedly went to a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada, and stabbed two men on Friday morning, police said.

Officers responded to the Nanaksar Sikh Temple and arrested the suspect, the Edmonton Police Department said in a statement. The victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the police.

The investigation is ongoing and no motive has been revealed, according to police.

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The World Sikh Organization of Canada said in a statement that the attack comes amid a heightened alert among Sikhs in the country.

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On Thursday, threatening calls were made to Calgary Sikh temples, according to the police.

Earlier in the month, a Sikh truck driver was allegedly assaulted in an Edmonton Walmart. The Edmonton Police Service Hate Crimes Unit is assisting with that investigation, according to the World Sikh Organization of Canada.

"These incidents are occurring against the backdrop of a documented rise in anti-Sikh hate across Canada," the group said in a statement.

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