Six years later the Great Mosque of Quebec remembers

Six years later, the Great Mosque of Quebec – remembers

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Six years after the massacre at the Quebec Grand Mosque on January 29, 2017, the wounds in the Muslim community are still alive.

• Also read: Attack on Quebec Mosque: 6 years since tragedy

Six men, Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzedine Soufiane and Aboubaker Thabti, were killed in the incident after a gunman entered the scene with a firearm. It is one of the deadliest shootings in Quebec history.

The event sparked several debates on Islamophobia and racism across the province.

Today, many events are held across the province to commemorate the tragedy.

The Grand Mosque itself invites the public to a ceremony at its site at 5:30 p.m.

“Today we commemorate the six people who died in the attack on the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center in Sainte-Foy and the 19 others who were seriously injured. We also salute the courage and selflessness of the first responders and community members who put their lives on the line and did what they could to save the faithful that day,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement, adding, among other things, ” Islamophobia has no place in Canada”.

For his part, François Legault went there with a tweet in memory of the victims who died in this tragedy and reminded them that it is important not to forget them.
Seventh Victim

In addition to the six people who lost their lives, Andréanne Leblanc, an ambulance attendant who intervened at the scene, committed suicide more than a year after the attack.

Her mother said her daughter was deeply saddened by what she saw and experienced on the evening of January 29, 2017.

Since then, the Trudeau administration has designated January 29 as Canada’s National Day of Action Against Islamophobia.

To commemorate this day, the Samuel de Champlain Bridge will be illuminated in green from sunset until 1am.