Victim of Alleged Terrorist Attack on BC Bus Had No Idea of Motive: Brother-in-Law

Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing on board a transit bus in Surrey, B.C., on April 1, 2023. Shane MacKichan/The Canadian Press

Family members of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday in Surrey, B.C., say his assailant gave no indication of his motive during an attack that RCMP allege was an act of terrorism.

Abdul Aziz Kawam is charged with attempted murder, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, all in association with terrorist group the Islamic State.