GUNMEN ATTACK MOSQUE IN CANADA: 6 PEOPLE KILLED AND 2 SUSPECTS ARRESTED

Six people were killed and more injured after gunmen opened fire in a Québec City mosque during evening prayers in what the Canadian prime minister called a "terrorist attack on Muslims".

"We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a centre of worship and refuge," Justin Trudeau said in a statement following the shooting.

The gunmen opened fire in the mosque during evening prayers, Mohamed Yangui, Québec City Islamic Cultural Centre, told reporters.
In what was described as a coordinated attack, witnesses say at least two gunmen wearing black fired indiscriminately into the dozens of worshipers -- including families -- in the mosque.

Thirty-nine people who were at the mosque during shooting were unharmed, Christine Coulombe, spokeswoman of National Police of Quebec, said. Of the eight injured, six are described as being in critical condition.
Québec City police spokesman Constable Pierre Poirier said two suspects were arrested. Police said the mosque had been evacuated and things were under control.

An eyewitness saw heavily armed tactical police entering the mosque, Reuters reported. Police spokesman Etienne Doyon declined to say whether there was a gunman inside the mosque.

Local newspaper Le Soleil said it had obtained information that one of the suspects was a 27-year-old with "a Québec name", and one had an AK-47 automatic weapon in his possession. Police, however, have not released nor confirmed these details.

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