Police have arrested two students – one 'of Moroccan origin' - over the
murder of six people shot dead in the Quebec City mosque carnage a day after Canada's
Prime Minister condemned Donald Trump's immigration ban.
Gunmen opened fire on worshippers as they prayed at Quebec City Islamic
Cultural Center at around 8pm last night in an attack branded 'cowardly'
and 'barbaric'.
Witnesses claimed the masked killers shouted 'Allahu Akbar' in what
sounded like a Quebecois accent as they went on the rampage, killing six and
leaving eight injured.
Police have arrested two people with one said to be 'of Moroccan origin'
and both understood to be students from Quebec's Université Laval.
The shooting unfolded after a weekend which has seen US
President Donald Trump's divisive and controversial 'Muslim
immigration ban' spark widespread protests across America. Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau had
said that his country remains open to all immigration, insisting 'diversity is
our strength'.
One attack suspect was detained at the mosque and the other was caught
after a chase that ended near l'île d'Orléans around 15 miles from the
scene. There are reports this morning that one suspect called emergency
services to 'confess to his crime' because he 'felt bad' about the atrocity and
wanted to shoot himself.
According to Le Soleil, the 27-year-old's Mitsubishi was pursued
towards Félix-Leclerc highway before he stopped the vehicle
himself. He is said to have had at least one handgun and two weapons 'that
resembled AK-47s' on his back seat. The same website says searches have
since taken place at two addresses in the city.
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