India, April 27 -- Canadian police arrested a man on Saturday after a car plowed into a street party in the western city of Vancouver killing a nine people, an incident now ruled out to be an act of terrorism' by the cops.

While the death toll was unconfirmed initially, Vancouver police later said nine had died in the incident.

The incident happened shortly after 8 pm on Sunday when members of the Filipino community gathered to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day in Vancouver's Sunset on Fraser neighborhood.

The festival, which is dedicated to a Filipino anti-colonial leader from the 16th century, falls this year on the weekend before Canada's election.

While Canada Police said vehicle hitting crowd was 'not an act of terrorism', a 30-year-old lo...