TORONTO -- Festgoers in Toronto woke up to the news of a triple murder at a downtown Toronto hotel favored by festgoers.
At 4:30 a.m. a man was found dead from stab wounds in the hallway on the 19th floor of the Delta Chelsea, the host hotel for the festival several years ago.
A trail of blood led police to a room on the same floor, where they found another man and a woman, both dead from stab wounds.
Police are not releasing the identity of the victims. The festival press office said none of the delegates is believed to have been among them.
Guests considering moving for the duration of the fest are in for a tough time. The Delta Chelsea is one of Toronto's largest hotels and accommodations in downtown Toronto have been booked up for weeks in the run-up to the fest.
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