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‘Unprovoked stabbing’ in Vancouver sends New Zealand tourist to hospital

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WATCH: Vancouver police say the latest victim of a random attack was a tourist from New Zealand, who luckily suffered only non-life-threatening injuries. Rumina Daya reports – Jul 13, 2023

A 28-year-old tourist from New Zealand is recovering from what Vancouver police have described as an “unprovoked stabbing.”

In a media release, police said the man was on the corner of Nelson and Granville streets around 8 p.m. Wednesday when a man stabbed him from behind.

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“From what we know so far, this attack appears to be completely random and unprovoked,” Const. Tania Visintin said in the release.

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The victim was able to get to hospital on his own, and is expected to survive.

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The suspect remains at large.

Vancouver police are looking for a man who is about five-feet-five-inches tall and was wearing a white T-shirt, dark jeans and a blue baseball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Vancouver police at 604-717-4021.

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