Heart-wrenching Attack On Quebec Mosque

Our hearts are with Quebec this morning after the horrible event that took place Sunday.

Six people have been killed and eight are injured after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque yesterday night.

Premier Philippe Couillard has said he was “horrified” by the attack.

“We are with you, you are at home, you are welcome at home, we are all Quebecers. Together, we must continue to build a society that’s open, welcoming and peaceful.”

The shooting has been called an act of terrorism by both Prime Minister Trudeau and Couillard, “We’ll soon know how organized it was, how long ago and by whom, but the fact that it’s an organized attack on a specific community, I think anywhere in the world it would qualify as a terrorist attack.”

The victims of the attack ranged in age from 35 to 60, according to police. There were also 39 people at the mosque who saw the attack but were not injured.

The same mosque in this incident discovered the severed head of a pig left in front of one of the doors, wrapped in cellophane with bows and ribbon, and a card that said “bonne appétit” last June.

A man who said he was a witness to the attack told Radio-Canada two masked suspects entered the mosque. The man said the men appeared to have thick Québécois accents and shouted “Allahu akbar” as they began shooting. He said the bullets struck people who were praying.

For more information and updates visit Quebec Gazzette.

We send thoughts and prayers to all those involved and affected in this horrible incident.

-The Pepper & Dylan Show