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| Québec mosque shooting: five reportedly killed in Canada gun attack | Québec mosque shooting: five reportedly killed in Canada gun attack |
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| Five people have reportedly been killed and several injured in a gun attack at a mosque in Québec City. | Five people have reportedly been killed and several injured in a gun attack at a mosque in Québec City. |
| Witnesses said the shooting was carried out by three attackers and happened during evening prayers at about 8pm on Sunday. | Witnesses said the shooting was carried out by three attackers and happened during evening prayers at about 8pm on Sunday. |
| Two arrests have been made, a police spokesman said. Local newspaper Le Soleil said police told them a third suspect could still be on the run. Details of the death toll have not been released, however, the mosque’s president, Mohamed Yangui, said five people were killed. | Two arrests have been made, a police spokesman said. Local newspaper Le Soleil said police told them a third suspect could still be on the run. Details of the death toll have not been released, however, the mosque’s president, Mohamed Yangui, said five people were killed. |
| One of the suspects was carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and one was aged 27, Le Soleil reported. | |
| At the time of the attack, about 40 people were thought to be in the two-storey building – the Québec City Islamic cultural center, also called the Grande Mosque de Québec, on Sainte-Foy Street. | |
| Yangui, who was not inside the mosque when the shooting occurred, said he got frantic calls from people at evening prayers. He did not know how many were injured, saying they had been taken to different hospitals across Quebec City. | Yangui, who was not inside the mosque when the shooting occurred, said he got frantic calls from people at evening prayers. He did not know how many were injured, saying they had been taken to different hospitals across Quebec City. |
| “Why is this happening here? This is barbaric,” he said. | “Why is this happening here? This is barbaric,” he said. |
| The city’s police said the site has been secured and all occupants evacuated. A large security cordon has been set up around the site. Witnesses reported seeing heavily armed police entering the mosque after the shooting. | |
| Prime minister Justin Trudeau offered his condolences to those affected by the “cowardly attack”. | Prime minister Justin Trudeau offered his condolences to those affected by the “cowardly attack”. |
| Tonight, Canadians grieve for those killed in a cowardly attack on a mosque in Quebec City. My thoughts are with victims & their families. | Tonight, Canadians grieve for those killed in a cowardly attack on a mosque in Quebec City. My thoughts are with victims & their families. |
| The premier of Québec, Philippe Couillard, said the government was taking action to keep people safe and stood in solidarity with the city’s Muslim population. he tweeted: “#Québec rejects categorically this barbaric violence. All our solidarity to the families of the victims, the injured and their families.” | The premier of Québec, Philippe Couillard, said the government was taking action to keep people safe and stood in solidarity with the city’s Muslim population. he tweeted: “#Québec rejects categorically this barbaric violence. All our solidarity to the families of the victims, the injured and their families.” |
| Canada’s publics safety minister, Ralph Goodale, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths. | Canada’s publics safety minister, Ralph Goodale, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths. |
| Local politician Manon Massé said: “We know little at the moment, but one or two people have assumed the right to kill our fellow Muslim Québec citizens. When intolerance goes from debate to murder, solidarity is essential.” | |
| The mosque has been targeted before. In June, during the holy month of Ramadan, a pig’s head was left there. | |