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2 Saskatoon victims taken to hospital after stabbing attack

Saskatoon Police officers were called to the 1100 block of Idylwyld Drive North for a report of an aggravated assault. File / Global News

Two people are in hospital after a stabbing in Saskatoon on Tuesday, police say.

Saskatoon police say officers were called to the 1100 block of Idylwyld Drive North around 6:30 p.m. for a report of an aggravated assault.

Two victims were maced and stabbed, police say.

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Several suspects had stepped off of a bus and began shouting at the victims, according to police. They approached the victims and sprayed them with bear spray and then attacked them with a knife.

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Police say they found and seized a meat cleaver at the scene.

A 36-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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The suspects have not been found, but the investigation is ongoing.

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