Somali man charged in Canada attack was ordered deported from U.S. Crews clean up the scene where a van ran into pedestrians and later flipped over Saturday while being pursued by police, in Edmonton Alta, on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters),OCT. 3, 2017   - The Somali immigrant charged with attempted murder in connection with a weekend vehicle and knife attack in Edmonton, Alberta, was detained in the United States pending deportation before claiming refugee status in Canada, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, 30, is accused of running down a police officer with his car on Saturday night and then stabbing him repeatedly. Police said he fled before driving a U-Haul truck into four pedestrians during an attempt to evade capture. Sharif was in custody in the United States for about four months in the summer and autumn of 2011, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokeswoman Lauren Mack said in a statement. He ...