Two suspects in custody as police search for answers
THE CANADIAN PRESS
QUEBEC — In what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Philippe Couillard both called a “terrorist attack,” six people were killed and eight others injured in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque on Sunday.
Provincial police spokeswoman Christine Coulombe said 39 other people survived and that two suspects were in custody.
Coulombe said a joint terrorism task force that includes provincial police, the RCMP and Montreal police was deployed.
The victims are believed to be between 35 and about 70, she said.
One of the suspects was arrested not far from the mosque, while the other was arrested near Ile-d’Orleans, just east of Quebec City’s downtown core.
“For the moment, nothing leads us to believe there are other suspects linked to the event, but you’ll understand we’re not taking any chances and we’re making the necessary verifications to make sure there aren’t any,” Coulombe said.


