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Up to five injured in Canada stabbing

At least five people have been hurt in a stabbing attack, after "a person armed with scissors or a knife" busted into a Canadian office.

Toronto police stand outside an office building after a stabbing
At least five people have been injured in a stabbing rampage at an office park in Toronto, Canada. (AAP)

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As many as five people have been injured in a stabbing rampage at an office park in the Canadian city of Toronto, police say.

Toronto police Constable Jenniferjit Sidhu said "a person armed with scissors or a knife" busted into a fifth floor office in a building in the city's north end.

"Two to five people in the office were injured," she said.

One victim was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.

A suspect - a man in his 30s - has been arrested, she said, adding that a heavily armed emergency response unit has secured the building.

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The incident comes the same morning an American student stabbed or slashed 20 teenagers and an adult in the classrooms and hallways of a high school in the US state of Pennsylvania.


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