Washington, Dhu-AlHijjah 17, 1437, September 18, 2016, SPA -- A knife-wielding man was shot dead by an off-duty police officer in a Minnesota mall after he assaulted eight people late Saturday, authorities said, according to dpa. Police Chief Blair Anderson said, he could not call the crime a terrorist act until the assailant's motive became clear. The rampage at the Crossroads mall in St Cloud, about 100 kilometres north-west of Minneapolis, began shortly after 8 pm Saturday (0100 GMT Sunday). The assailant, who was wearing a uniform that resembled that of a private security officer, stabbed people at multiple locations before an off-duty police officer shot and killed him, Anderson said. Eight people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police had dealt with the individual on three earlier occasions but all for minor offenses, he said. --SPA 11:58 LOCAL TIME 08:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w