Suspect charged in downtown Vancouver machete attack that injured four

A 48-year-old man was charged with a machete attack,four others were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Ibrahim Abdela Bakhit faces his one charge each of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes.

Bakhit was charged with setting fire to his suite at his boarding house near Granville Street and Smithe Street and stabbing four of his people inside the building.

Two people suffered "severe life-threatening injuries,"Vancouver Police said in his release Monday.

"When VPD officers arrived at the scene, they were confronted by a suspect still armed with a weapon," police said in a statement. "Police then opened fire and the suspect was injured."

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Bakhit will be detained until his next court appearance.

In an interview on Sunday, one of his victims said he heard "pops and explosions" in the building he shared with the suspect on Saturday night.

"When I walked into the hallway, it smelled like gasoline," Cecil Cochrane told Global News on Sunday.

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"When I was locking the door, I was hit in the head from behind and fell to one knee. He hit me again with his machete, and I grabbed it." We started fighting and rolling on the ground.”