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Quebec City mosque shooting

On the evening of January 29, 2017, an Islamophobic domestic terrorist attack took place at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a mosque in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood of Quebec City, Canada. Six worshippers were killed and five others seriously injured after evening prayers when the gunman entered the prayer hall shortly before 8:00 pm and…

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Attack type
Mass shooting, mass murder, domestic terrorism, hate crime
Convictions
6 counts of first-degree murder and 19 counts of attempted murder
Date
January 29, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-01-29) 7:55 p.m. (EST)
Deaths
6
Injured
19 (5 by gunfire)
Motive
Islamophobia, xenophobia

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Quebec City mosque shooting

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Edges135
Triples17
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014706
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Weapons · 2
Quebec City mosque shooting → .223 Remington vz. 58 Sporter semi-automatic rifle, 9mm Glock 17 Gen 5 semi-automatic pistol
Attack type · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → Mass shooting, mass murder, domestic terrorism, hate crime
Convictions · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → 6 counts of first-degree murder and 19 counts of attempted murder
Date · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → January 29, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-01-29) 7:55 p.m. (EST)
Deaths · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → 6
Injured · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → 19 (5 by gunfire)
Location · 1
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Motive · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → Islamophobia, xenophobia
Perpetrator · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → Alexandre George-Henri Bissonnette
Sentence · 1
Quebec City mosque shooting → Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years

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Quebec City mosque shootingAttack typeMass shooting, mass murder, domestic terrorism, hate crime1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingConvictions6 counts of first-degree murder and 19 counts of attempted murder1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingDateJanuary 29, 2017; 9 years ago (2017-01-29) 7:55 p.m. (EST)1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingDeaths61.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingInjured19 (5 by gunfire)1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingLocation.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingMotiveIslamophobia, xenophobia1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingPerpetratorAlexandre George-Henri Bissonnette1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingSentenceLife imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingTargetMuslim worshippers at a mosque1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingVerdictPleaded guilty1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingWeapons.223 Remington vz. 58 Sporter semi-automatic rifle1.00infobox
Quebec City mosque shootingWeapons9mm Glock 17 Gen 5 semi-automatic pistol1.00infobox

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