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Quebec City mosque shooting: 5 reported dead, 2 suspects arrested

• Five people are reportedly dead and multiple people are injured following a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, according to Reuters. 
• The president of the mosque delivered the news of the shooting to reporters on Sunday, Reuters reported.
• The shooting occurred during evening prayers at the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center. A witness told Reuters that up to three gunmen opened fire on around 40 people. Read more

Update: 6 dead; Trudeau calls it “terrorism attack on Muslims”

• Canadian PM Justin Trudeau denounced the shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada, as “a terrorism attack on Muslims” on Sunday.
• According to eyewitness accounts, gunmen stormed the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center during evening prayers and open fired.
• Six people are confirmed dead from the attack. Their ages, according to Quebec Provincial Police, ranged from 35 to 70 years of age.
• “We condemn this terrorism attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge,” Trudeau said in a statement after hearing news of the attack. Read more