The deadly attacks at a Quebec City mosque Sunday evening drew some trolling from American white nationalist leader Richard Spencer.
Six people were killed and eight others injured when attackers opened fire in a Quebec City mosque, shortly after Sunday evening prayers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the deadly shooting as "senseless violence."
“Diversity is our strength, and religious tolerance is a value that we, as Canadians, hold dear,” the prime minister said in a statement.
Spencer, the U.S.-based white nationalist movement punched during President Donald Trump’s inauguration in a viral video, sent a tweet aimed at Trudeau.
The prime minister had shared messages welcoming refugees in light of travel bans seen in the United States over the weekend.
The leader of the racist movement, then mentioned Trudeau in a tweet, and in another, added "eh".
Spencer tried to compare Canada with France, saying “It's almost as if French Canada has the same problem as France with Muslims.”
Spencer is the head of the National Policy Institute, a white nationalist “research and educational” foundation. He’s also credited with coming up with the term “alt right” in an attempt to rebrand white nationalism, presumably to make it sound less like an extremist, racist hate movement.
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Richard Spencer is the head of the National Policy Institute. (Photo: Getty Images)
On Sunday evening, two men wearing black ski masks entered the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City and begin yelling. The victims are between 35 and about 60, according to provincial police.
Thirty-nine other people in the centre at the time of the shooting were not hurt.
Two male suspects are in custody, said Coulombe. One was arrested not far from the mosque, while the other was caught near Ile-d'Orleans, just east of Quebec City's downtown core.
Six people were killed and eight others injured when attackers opened fire in a Quebec City mosque, shortly after Sunday evening prayers.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the deadly shooting as "senseless violence."
“Diversity is our strength, and religious tolerance is a value that we, as Canadians, hold dear,” the prime minister said in a statement.
Spencer, the U.S.-based white nationalist movement punched during President Donald Trump’s inauguration in a viral video, sent a tweet aimed at Trudeau.
Refugees welcome, y'all #QuebecCity
— Richard Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) January 30, 2017
The prime minister had shared messages welcoming refugees in light of travel bans seen in the United States over the weekend.
The leader of the racist movement, then mentioned Trudeau in a tweet, and in another, added "eh".
Spencer tried to compare Canada with France, saying “It's almost as if French Canada has the same problem as France with Muslims.”
It's almost as if French Canada has the same problem as France with Muslims. #QuebecCity
— Richard Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) January 30, 2017
Spencer is the head of the National Policy Institute, a white nationalist “research and educational” foundation. He’s also credited with coming up with the term “alt right” in an attempt to rebrand white nationalism, presumably to make it sound less like an extremist, racist hate movement.
Richard Spencer is the head of the National Policy Institute. (Photo: Getty Images)
On Sunday evening, two men wearing black ski masks entered the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City and begin yelling. The victims are between 35 and about 60, according to provincial police.
Thirty-nine other people in the centre at the time of the shooting were not hurt.
Two male suspects are in custody, said Coulombe. One was arrested not far from the mosque, while the other was caught near Ile-d'Orleans, just east of Quebec City's downtown core.
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