Canadian police have taken a student into custody after three people were stabbed at a high school in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia on Monday, authorities said.
Police said they were called about a weapons complaint at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) northwest of downtown Halifax, around 9:30 a.m. local time (1230 GMT). Officers reached the school and took one student into custody and found three people with stab wounds.
The wounded people were transported to a hospital for treatment, Halifax Regional Police said in a statement, adding that the extent of the injuries was not immediately known.