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Winnipeg mosque allegedly shot at, police hate crime coordinators investigating
Police say two suspects damaged windows at the mosque after possible gunfire and racist comments, and no one was injured.
- On Wednesday, the Rahma Islamic Centre in the 500 block of Watt Street was attacked, with Winnipeg Police Service investigating reports of gunfire and property damage at the religious site.
- Before the shooting, two suspects passed the mosque shouting racist comments, then returned on foot to break windows with an unknown object, prompting police to investigate the incident as a hate crime.
- During prayer, one member of the congregation heard what was believed to be gunfire outside, Sheikh Faisal, the centre's director, said, though no injuries were reported.
- NCCM spokesperson Fatima Abdullah said the community is "deeply shaken," noting the attack echoed the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting where six worshippers were killed.
- Describing the pattern, NCCM officer Sadaf Ahmed said, "What happened is the consequence of hatred that has been allowed to go unchecked," citing documented escalation in anti-Muslim incidents across Canada.
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If no victim is to be deplored, the attack is strongly condemned by the Canadian authorities, who denounce an act motivated by hatred. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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Carney denounces shooting at mosque in Canadian city
MONTREAL — Canadian police are investigating a possible hate-motivated attack on a mosque in Winnipeg after shots were reportedly fired at the building while community members were inside, mosque officials said on Thursday.No one was injured in the Wednesday night shooting at the Rahma Islamic Centre in the capital of Canada’s Manitoba province.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday denounced the shooting as an “appalling” act of Islamo…
·Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Islamic center Rahma was the target of the attack on Wednesday night.
·Montreal, Canada
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