Worshippers At Canadian Mosque Attacked With Bear Spray, Accused Arrested: Police
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"I strongly condemn this violence - which has no place in Canada - and I'm keeping the community in my thoughts today," PM Justin Trudeau wrote.
A man armed with a hatchet and a spray used to repel bears attacked worshipers at a mosque Saturday in Canada but no one was seriously hurt, police said. The attack on congregants at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre is incredibly disturbing. I strongly condemn this violence – which has no place in Canada – and I'm keeping the community in my thoughts today. I also want to applaud the courage of those who were there this morning.
The 24-year-old entered the mosque in the town of Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, and sprayed people before being subdued by members of the congregation until police arrived and arrested him.
Some members of the congregation sustained minor injuries from the bear spray.
At this point investigators think the incident was an isolated act and are considering hate as a possible motive, police said in a statement.
