At Least 5 Dead In Terror Attack On Quebec City Mosque

By Bob Owens

There are multiple confirmed killed and more people wounded in a mass killing in a Canadian mosque by men who shouted “Allahu akbar!” before opening fire.

Five people are dead after shots were fired inside a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers on Sunday night.

Multiple people are also feared wounded. Their condition is not known at this time.

A few dozen people were inside the Islamic cultural centre of Quebec in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood when the shooting began just after 8 p.m.

Quebec City Police Constable Étienne Doyon said mostly men were gathered at the mosque for evening prayers.

Two suspects have been arrested, one of whom was apprehended after a chase that ended near l’île d’Orléans.

A large perimeter has been set up around the mosque.

A witness, who asked to remain anonymous, told CBC’s French-language service Radio-Canada that two masked individuals entered the mosque.

“It seemed to me that they had a Quebecois accent. They started to fire, and as they shot they yelled, ‘Allahu akbar!’ The bullets hit people that were praying. People who were praying …Read the Rest

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