
Gunmen opened fire in a mosque Canada's Quebec City during evening prayers. (Reuters)
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Police said, 2 suspects have been arrested for shooting at Quebec mosque
A witness told Reuters that three gunmen launched fire in the mosque
Incidents of Islamophobia have increased in Quebec in recent years
Earlier, a witness told Reuters that up to three gunmen fired on about 40 people inside the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center.
"Why is this happening here? This is barbaric," said the mosque's president, Mohamed Yangui.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Twitter: "Tonight, Canadians grieve for those killed in a cowardly attack on a mosque in Quebec City. My thoughts are with victims & their families."
The Prime Minister also said:
I've just spoken with Premier @phcouillard and am being briefed by our officials. We have offered any & all assistance needed.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 30, 2017
Quebec's prime minister, Philippe Couillard, said in a series of Twitter posts that the government was "mobilized to ensure the security of the people of Quebec."

A witness said that up to 3 gunmen fired on about 40 people in Quebec City Islamic Cultural Centre
In June 2016, a pig's head was left on the doorstep of the cultural center.
Yangui, who was not inside the mosque when the shooting occurred, said he got frantic calls from people at evening prayers. He did not know how many were injured, saying they had been taken to different hospitals across Quebec City.

Canadian police officers at the mosque in the Quebec City Islamic cultural center. (AFP)
In the neighboring province of Ontario, a mosque was set on fire in 2015, a day after an attack by gunmen and suicide bombers in Paris.
The attack comes as Canada has vowed to open its arms wide to Muslims and refugees after US President Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban Friday sparked travel chaos and outrage around the world.
Canada will offer temporary residence permits to people stranded in the country as a result of Trump's order, the immigration ministry said Sunday.
Canada has welcomed more than 39,670 Syrian refugees between November 2015 and early January 2017, according to government figures.
(Inputs from Reuters and AFP)
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