FOG BLOG CANADA LOG: STABBINGS AT WATERLOO UNIVERSITY 'HATE CRIME' ACCORDING TO POLICE!

University of Waterloo stabbings a 'senseless act of hate,' police say after former student charged Waterloo regional police chief says it was a 'planned and targeted attack' in gender-studies class A 24-year-old former international student has been charged in the stabbings Wednesday in a University of Waterloo, Ont., classroom in what police believe was a hate-motivated incident targeting a gender-studies class.

Mark Crowell, chief of the Waterloo Regional Police Service, told a media briefing Thursday the "planned and targeted attack" was a "senseless act of hate."

Police said they're still investigating the incident, which sent three people to hospital, inside Hagey Hall. In the meantime, they've charged Geovanny Villalba-Aleman. Crowell said the accused has no criminal record.

According to police, "this was a hate-motivated incident related to gender expression and gender identity."

"It's sad and disturbing that this incident happened during Pride Month," Crowell told the media briefing, adding he hopes it encourages the community to "all come together."

The accused, a recent graduate, has been charged with:

• Aggravated assault (three counts).

• Assault with a weapon (four counts).

• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose (two counts).

• Mischief under $5,000.