Attack on the Center culturel islamique de Québec
At least six people were killed and 19 others injured in the attack on the Center culturel islamique de Québec (CCIQ) in Québec , Canada , on January 29, 2017.
Sequence of events
According to eyewitnesses, at around 7:55 p.m. local time, a shooter wearing a ski mask entered the mosque and started shooting at the 53 people praying. At least six people died and seventeen others were injured. After the crime, security forces arrested two men who they classified as suspects, but one of whom was released. The alleged perpetrator's identity was disclosed as Alexandre Bissonnette, a Quebec native.
Victim
The fatalities are binational Canadians with roots in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Guinea. One of the victims was Khaled Belkacemi , an ecology professor at the Université de Laval .
| Country of origin | dead | Injured | swell |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
2 | Unknown | |
 Guinea
|
2 | ||
 Tunisia
|
1 | ||
 Morocco
|
1 | ||
| Unknown | 0 | 17th | |
| total | 6th | 17 (5 difficult) |
Perpetrator
The police classified the attack by French-Canadian Alexandre Bissonnette as a lone wolf attack . Bisonette studied anthropology and political science at the Université de Laval . He was interested in debates from US President Donald Trump and the French right-wing extremist politician Marine Le Pen and admired the Israeli Defense Forces .
The murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment in February 2019, which means at least 40 years in prison, and early release is excluded.
backgrounds
The first call to the police went in at 19:55 Sûreté du Québec one. The police triggered a veil manhunt and closed the bridge to the Île d'Orléans in search of the suspects. Two suspects were arrested by security forces shortly after the crime. One of the suspects was arrested in the mosque and the other after a car chase near the Île.
At 10:40 p.m. local time, the police announced that the situation was under control, the building had been secured and all inmates had been evacuated.
The police treated the shooting as a terrorist incident and activated the SGPCT (Structure de Gestion Policière Contre le Terrorisme) , a joint counter-terrorism task force made up of the Sûreté du Québec and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , to investigate the incident .
Reactions
The Mayor of Québec City , Régis Labeaume , said the city stood behind the relatives of the victims. The act is a "terrible test beyond reason".
Québec's Prime Minister Philippe Couillard offered solidarity with the victims' families and friends and said on Twitter that “Québec categorically rejects this barbaric violence.” He condemned the attack as terrorism and had the flags hoisted at half-mast in front of the Québec National Assembly .
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed condolences to the victims and condemned the act as a “cowardly” and “terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge”.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio expressed solidarity with Québec and said the New York Police Department would better protect Muslim institutions and mosques.
French President François Hollande said: “The terrorists wanted to attack the spirit of peace and tolerance of the people of Québec. France stands behind the victims and with their families shoulder to shoulder. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quebec 'Terrorist Attack': College student Alexandre Bissonnette Charged ( English ) in January 2017. Retrieved on February 10, 2017 31.
- ↑ Les Perraux: Six dead, eight wounded after mass shooting at Quebec City mosque (English) . In: The Globe and Mail , January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Paula Newton: Six dead in Quebec mosque shooting (English) . In: edition.cnn.com , January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ White university student named as the sole suspect accused of killing six men at Quebec City mosque , on mailonline.co.uk, accessed January 30, 2017.
- ↑ a b Murder charges against Canadian students . In: tagesschau.de , tagesschau.de , January 31, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2017.
- ↑ Tuerie à la mosquée: un professeur et chercheur de l'Université Laval parmi les victimes
- ↑ Quebec City mosque shooting: Police suspect 'lone wolf' carried out 'terrorist attack'
- ↑ Nicolas Saillant, Nicolas Lachance, Jean-Nicolas Blanchet, Frenette Kathleen: Voici ce que l'on sait sur le suspect de la tuerie de la mosquée, Alexandre Bissonnette ( French ) Le Journal de Québec. January 30, 2017. Accessed January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Canada, “l'attentatore Alexandre Bissonnette apprezzava Trump, Marine Le Pen e le forze israeliane”
- ↑ Perpetuité pour le tueur, Le Monde , February 11, 2019
- ↑ CBC News Alerts on Twitter (English) . In: Twitter .
- ↑ Assassination attempt terroriste dans une mosquée: ce que l'on sait ( French ) tvanouvelles.ca. January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ 5 dead, 2 arrested after shooting at Quebec City mosque ( English ) January 29, 2017. Accessed January 30, 2017.
- ↑ La Presse on Twitter (French) . In: La Presse , January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ La Presse on Twitter (French) . In: La Presse , January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Five dead after gunmen open fire during evening prayers at Quebec City mosque, Reuters reports ( English ) January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Quebec City mosque shooting kills six people: 'We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims,' PM says (English) . In: National Post , January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Qui sont les suspects derrière la fusillade à Québec? ( French ) January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Quebec City mosque attack: 'Five dead' and many injured ( English ) Al Jazeera . January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ↑ Canadian PM says mosque shooting a 'terrorist attack on Muslims' ( English ) in January 2017. Retrieved on January 30, 2017 29.
- ^ Fusillade à Québec: François Hollande condamne un “odieux attentat” ( French ) In: BFM TV . January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.