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| Quebec mosque attack suspect charged with murders | |
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| Canadian police have charged a French-Canadian student over the fatal shooting of six Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Quebec. | |
| Alexandre Bissonnette was charged with six counts of first-degree murder and five of attempted murder. | |
| The 27-year-old is due to appear in Quebec City court over Sunday evening's attack, during evening prayers at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre. | |
| Vigils are being held across Canada to commemorate those killed and injured. | |
| Five people are still in hospital with injuries and another 12 people with minor injuries were treated and released, said hospital officials. | |
| According to CBC News, Mr Bissonnette studied political science and anthropology at Laval University, whose campus is about 3km (1.8 miles) away from the mosque. | |
| A man of Moroccan heritage who was also arrested after the attack, Mohamed Khadir, is now being treated as a witness. | |
| Quebec provincial police have released the names of all six victims who were killed: | |
| The Montreal Gazzette reports that Mr Bissonnette dressed up as the Grim Reaper for Halloween, according to his Facebook page, which has now been taken offline. | |
| On the social network, he also reportedly "liked" US President Donald Trump and French Front National leader Marine Le Pen. |