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police officers in front of a mosque in Quebec
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Canada’s Premier condemned the “terrorist attack” – Two Suspects
Begg, an attack on a mosque in the canadian city of Quebec, were killed six people. Eight worshippers were injured, police said. According to witnesses, the two perpetrators stormed during the evening prayer the Islamic cultural centre and opened fire. The two alleged perpetrators were arrested. The Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau has condemned the act and spoke of a “terrorist attack”.
according to eyewitnesses, the local TV stations, entered the two masked men against 19.15 (01.15 GMT) in the cultural centre of a shot on the pray. It was unclear initially how many people were at the time in the Great mosque referred to the centre. According to the head of the centre, Mohammed Yangi, usually between 60 and 100 people attending the evening prayers.
The police launched a large-scale search for the two Suspects. One of them was caught near the scene of the crime, the second suspect, the task forces seized after a chase of about 20 kilometers from the mosque.
“I don’t understand why this happened here, it is not, however, only a small mosque in Quebec, here is Montreal and not Toronto,” said a man who had witnessed the attack.
Prime Minister Trudeau condemned the “terrorist attack on Muslims in the house of God”. Muslim Canadians are an important part of society, he said on Monday. “Diversity is our strength”, said the head of government. Such “mindless acts” have no place “in our communities, cities and our country”. The Victims and their families Trudeau spoke of his compassion.
Also, French President Francois Hollande expressed shock over the “heinous” act. The attack on “the spirit of peace and openness” of people in Quebec, he will condemn in the strongest possible terms.
Trudeau confirmed on Saturday as a reaction to the US President, Donald Trump has imposed a visa ban against citizens of various Muslim countries for the sake of his country, continuing to take in refugees regardless of their religious affiliation. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, said on Sunday that because of U.S. immigration restrictions in Canada stranded travelers would get a temporary residence permit.
Trump had arranged on Friday a decree that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, and Yemen must receive 90 days no Visa. Refugees around the world, was prohibited from entering the country for 120 days, Syrian refugees, even for an indefinite period of time.
the head of The government of the province of Québec, Philippe Couillard, condemned the attack on the mosque also in focus. Quebec reject “this barbaric violence,” said Couillard and called for solidarity with “all the inhabitants of Quebec of the Muslim faith”. The mayor of the city, Régis Labeaume, spoke of a completely inexplicable and unreasonable, and fact. After the attack, protesters gathered for a spontaneous demonstration of solidarity in front of the mosque.
Anti-Muslim attacks were limited in Canada so far, to symbolic actions. So Unknown had taken last summer of a pig’s head in front of the door of the Islamic cultural centre in Quebec. Other mosques in the country were painted with racist Graffiti.
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