Mourning the Victims of the Quebec Mosque Attack

Alan Taylor
Feb 6, 2017
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On January 29, 2017, six people were killed and eight more injured after a gunman opened fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City, as members were gathering for Sunday evening prayers. The alleged attacker, a 27-year-old student from Quebec with reportedly extreme right-wing and anti-immigrant views, was captured and has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. Over the weekend, members of Quebec’s Muslim community were joined by government officials, members of neighboring synagogues and churches, and thousands of other Canadian citizens as they mourned the dead, comforted the families and survivors, created memorials in the streets, and came together in public demonstrations of unity.

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A young mourner lays her head on a casket during a funeral ceremony for three of the victims of the deadly shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City on February 3, 2017. #

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during funeral ceremonies for three of the victims of the deadly shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, on February 2, 2017. #

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People mourn during a funeral ceremony for three of the victims of the shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on February 3, 2017. #

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (center) pays his respects to the victims of the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre shooting on February 3, 2017. #

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Mourners pray during funeral services for three of the victims of the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre attack, at the Congress Center in Quebec City, on February 3, 2017. #

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Iles Soufiane (right) is comforted by people during a funeral ceremony for three of the victims of the the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre attack on February 3, 2017. #

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes a tear as he stands with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard during funeral services for three of the victims of the shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on February 3, 2017. #

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Flowers are set beside the grocery store owned by Azzeddine Soufiane, a victim of the fatal shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre, in Quebec City, on January 31, 2017. #

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A woman places flowers at a memorial near the site of a fatal shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on January 31, 2017. #

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People gather around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill during a vigil following the deadly attack, in Ottawa, Ontario, on January 30, 2017. #

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People attend a vigil in support of the Muslim community in Montreal, Quebec, on January 30, 2017. #

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People leave candles and flowers across from the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on January 30, 2017. #

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Several hundred people march in solidarity for the victims of the mosque shooting in Quebec City, on February 5, 2017. #

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People from the Holy Blossom Temple Synagogue and the Fairlawn United Church form a "Ring of Peace" outside The Imdadul Islamic Centre, during prayers, to show solidarity in condemning the deadly shooting at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, on February 3, 2017. #

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People from the Holy Blossom Temple Synagogue and the Fairlawn United Church form a "Ring of Peace" outside The Imdadul Islamic Centre on February 3, 2017. #

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People from the Holy Blossom Temple Synagogue and the Fairlawn United Church hold hands, forming a "Ring of Peace" outside The Imdadul Islamic Centre, to show solidarity in condemning the attack at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on February 3, 2017. #

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