Mississauga mosque attack
2022 - 3 - 19
'It's a scar': Mosque in Mississauga looks to beef up security after ... (CBC.ca)
Members of a mosque in Mississauga, Ont., are still coming to grips with what happened after a man wielding an axe and bear spray attacked congregants ...
"There was one young congregant who immediately noticed the axe in [the man's] hand and immediately knocked it off to the ground. Yeah, I mean, those are the conversations we're having right now." Others ran outside because the spray made it "unbearable to breathe," he added. And now there's all this worry ... about security," Hindy said. "It's a scar that is going to take a long time before it goes away. Members of a mosque in Mississauga, Ont., are still coming to grips with what happened after a man wielding an axe and bear spray attacked congregants during an early-morning prayer, a volunteer at the mosque who witnessed the incident said Sunday.
Police believe attack at Mississauga mosque was motivated by hate (The Globe and Mail)
Peel Regional Police said the attack happened Saturday when the man walked into the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre and discharged bear spray toward people ...
He heard a scream behind him and turned to see someone discharging bear spray at the back of the prayer group, before a young man knocked away the attacker’s axe and tackled him to the ground. In a Saturday news release, the force said the attack was “believed to be a hate-motivated incident.” His first instinct, he said, was to wonder if someone was trying to repeat the 2017 mosque shooting that left six people dead in Quebec City. Peel Regional Police said the attack started around 7 a.m. on Saturday, when a man walked into the mosque and discharged bear spray toward people who were praying. A 24-year-old man, Mohammad Moiz Omar, was arrested in relation to the attack. “This is one thing that is playing in my mind over and over again.
Peel police arrest man after worshippers attacked at Mississauga ... (Toronto Star)
Members of the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre were able to subdue the attacker before Peel police arrived on scene at approximately 7 a.m..
“We will not let this frightening event shake our faith in our fellow Canadians” Peel police believe the incident was hate motivated. “Peel police will continue to be present in the area to offer reassurance to the community and the Mosque,” police said. “The attack on congregants at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre is incredibly disturbing,” Trudeau tweeted. “Our community will never be broken and we refuse to be intimidated,” Hindy added in a later post. A post on the mosque’s Facebook post said in addition to the axe and bear spray, the assailant had “numerous sharp edged weapons,” but no one was seriously hurt.
Mississauga mosque considers locking doors after Saturday attack (CityNews)
A mosque in Mississauga is considering keeping its doors locked during prayers after a man wielding an axe and bear spray interrupted an early-morning prayer ...
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Man arrested after worshippers attacked at Mississauga mosque (CP24 Toronto's Breaking News)
A 24-year-old man allegedly attacked worshippers at a Mississauga mosque during an early morning congregational prayer on Saturday, Peel police say. Officers responded to the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in the area of McAdam Road and Matheson ...
“Some very brave men tackled him to the ground and apprehended him until the police came,” she said. I also want to applaud the courage of those who were there this morning,” he tweeted. She said the man allegedly sprayed the worshippers while they prayed. “At this stage of the investigation, it appears that this was an isolated incident. “Before he could inflict harm on any worshippers, several congregants bravely were able to stop him in his tracks.” When police arrived, they took the man into custody.
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