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| Quebec mosque shooting suspect named | |
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| Canadian police have named the two suspects who were arrested in connection to a deadly shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada. | |
| Quebec City court clerk Isabelle Ferland named the suspects as Alexandre Bissonnette and Mohamed el Khadir. | |
| The two men allegedly opened fire at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on Sunday night, leaving six people dead. | |
| One suspect was arrested at the scene and a second suspect called 911 to give himself up, police said on Monday. | |
| The second suspect was apprehended in his car on a bridge leading to Orleans island, according to police. | |
| Police have yet to give a motive for the shootings, citing an ongoing investigation. | |
| Canadian authorities said they did not believe there were any additional suspects and they were confident that the threat was "under control". | Canadian authorities said they did not believe there were any additional suspects and they were confident that the threat was "under control". |
| 'Peace must stand' - Jessica Murphy, BBC News, Quebec City | |
| The streets around the mosque are mostly deserted except for the police investigators milling on the scene around the cordoned-off site. | |
| Noemie Roussel Paradis is standing alone across from the empty mosque holding a Quran. She is a proud convert to Islam and came to pay her respects after "this murder, this attack, this act of terrorism", even though this was not the mosque where she prays. | |
| "This is Allah's home, and there was blood spilled on the floor," she said. | |
| She said it's likely that she shared a Ramadan meal with one of the people who was in the mosque during the attack. "The only thing we can do now is cry and hope that Allah will make those responsible face their actions," she said. | |
| Nearby, Martin St-Louis is holding a large wooden board, its painted message carrying a call for peace. | |
| "Where terror stands or walks, peace must stand," he said. "I'm no philosopher or priest, but for those people who fall, we have to stand." | |
| The two men, believed to be in their 20s or early 30s, had no prior police record before the incident, authorities said. | The two men, believed to be in their 20s or early 30s, had no prior police record before the incident, authorities said. |
| Police are also investigating reports that the two men were students at a local university. | Police are also investigating reports that the two men were students at a local university. |
| More than 50 people were at the mosque when shots were fired. | More than 50 people were at the mosque when shots were fired. |
| Among those wounded, five were in critical condition in hospital and 12 others sustained minor injuries, according to University of Quebec Hospital Centre spokeswoman Genevieve Dupuis. | |
| The dead were aged between about 35 and 65, Canadian authorities have confirmed. | The dead were aged between about 35 and 65, Canadian authorities have confirmed. |
| Police have also increased security efforts at all religious sites in the province while 75 provincial officers were working on the case. | Police have also increased security efforts at all religious sites in the province while 75 provincial officers were working on the case. |
| The two suspects may appear in court as early as Monday, officials said. | The two suspects may appear in court as early as Monday, officials said. |
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard both described the attack as a terrorist act. | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard both described the attack as a terrorist act. |
| The attack came as protests over US President Donald Trump's travel ban on several Muslim countries gripped the US. | The attack came as protests over US President Donald Trump's travel ban on several Muslim countries gripped the US. |
| When asked if Mr Trump's actions influenced the attack, Mr Couillard said no, but added: "We are obviously in a world where people tend to divide themselves rather than unite themselves". | |
| The president of the mosque, Mohamed Yangui - who was not inside at the time - said the shooting had happened in the men's section of the mosque. | The president of the mosque, Mohamed Yangui - who was not inside at the time - said the shooting had happened in the men's section of the mosque. |
| "Why is this happening here? This is barbaric," he said. | "Why is this happening here? This is barbaric," he said. |
| On its Facebook page the centre thanked the public "for the hundreds of messages of compassion". | On its Facebook page the centre thanked the public "for the hundreds of messages of compassion". |
| In June last year the same mosque was the target of an Islamophobic incident when a pig's head was left in front of the building, with a card saying "bonne appetit". | In June last year the same mosque was the target of an Islamophobic incident when a pig's head was left in front of the building, with a card saying "bonne appetit". |
| Eating pork is forbidden in Islam. | Eating pork is forbidden in Islam. |
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