முஸ்லிம்கள் மீது பயங்கரவாத தாக்குதல் - கனடா பிரதமர் கடும் கண்டனம்

கனடாவில் பள்ளிவாசல் மீது நடத்தப்பட்ட தாக்குதலுக்கு அந்நாட்டுப் பிரதமர் தமது கடும் கண்டனத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தியுள்ளதுடன், இது முஸ்லிம்களுக்கு எதிரான பயங்கரவாதத் தாக்குதல் எனவும் வர்ணித்துள்ளார்.

'A terrorist attack on Muslims'

Candian Prime Minister condemned in a statement the shooting as a "terrorist attack on Muslims in a centre of worship and refuge".

Philippe Couillard, premier of Quebec, said on Twitter that the attack "is a terrorist act", and called for "solidarity with Quebecers of the Muslim faith".

A police spokesman told reporters: "There are many victims ... there are deaths." Two people were arrested, they said.

Police later wrote on Twitter that the situation was under control after they evacuated people inside the mosque.

The number of wounded was unclear, said mosque leader Yangui, adding that victims were being treated in several hospitals around the city.

The mosque was previously targeted in an Islamophobic attack. In June 2016 during Ramadan, a pig's head was left on the mosque's doorstep along with a note that said "bon appetit". Pork is forbidden in Islam.

Soon after the attack, police set up a perimeter around the mosque.

Canada's public safety minister, Ralph Goodale, said on Twitter that he was "deeply saddened" by the loss of life and injuries.

Greg Fergus, an MP in Quebec, described on Twitter the attack as "a terrorist act -- the result of years of demonizing Muslims".

The attack comes amid widespread protests across the US in defiance of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that bans immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries.