Vancouver: Girl, 5, among dead as suspect Kai-Ji Adam Lo charged

At least 10 others were killed after a car drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday night.

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Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, appeared in court late on Sunday and was returned to custody, Vancouver Police Department said, adding that further charges are expected.

Acting police chief Steve Rai described Saturday's attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival - which was attended by up to 100,000 people - as the "darkest day in the city's history".

The identities of those killed have not yet been released by officials, and police said dozens more were hurt in the attack which is not being treated as terrorism.

Police said the suspect was known to them prior to the attack.

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