Several killed in Quebec City mosque attack

After Sunday’s shooting, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said his police department is providing extra protection for mosques in the city.

Members of the mosque were shocked to learn that the man had visited the the area twice in the days leading up to the attack.

“We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a centre of worship and refuge”, Mr Trudeau said in a statement.

“When I wanted to get out of the mosque I said, ‘salem, ‘ which means hello in our language”. The prime minister said the government had offered “any & all assistance needed”.

The vigil is being organized by Manitobans for Human Rights and the University of Manitoba Muslim Students Association.

The suspect was expected to appear in court in Quebec on Monday afternoon.

For Qureshi, the attack adds to an already tense atmosphere for Canadian Muslims.

The shooting came over a weekend when Trudeau said Canada would welcome refugees, speaking in response to Trump’s order to halt the USA refugee program and to temporarily bar citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.

In response to the policy, Trudeau said refugees from around the world were welcome in Canada. “We can’t just deflect it”, he said.

“Our politicians have played the same game, and we can’t let them off the hook for that”.

Blood is seen inside the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City.

“Life is life”, he said. “We have to start at the grassroots level and stick up for each other”. “All our solidarity is with the relatives of the victims, the wounded and their families”.

“We are heartened by the overwhelming support from fellow Canadians in this time of deep crisis”. That didn’t stop White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer from suggesting on Monday that President Donald Trump’s national security policies would have prevented the terrorist attack. “Mr. Bissonnette’s online profile and school friendships revealed little interest in extremist politics until last March when French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen visited Quebec City and inspired Mr. Bissonnette to vocal extreme online activism, according to people who clashed with him”.

While Canada is generally very welcoming towards immigrants and those from different religions, the French-speaking province of Quebec has struggled to reconcile its secular identity with a rising Muslim population.