A 24-year-old man is facing a weapon-related charge after allegedly entering a Montreal-area mosque on Friday while carrying a knife, leading to an altercation that left three men with minor injuries.
A Police officer outside the Centre Culturel Musulman in Chateauguay, Que., Friday September 20, 2024. Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Chatelois says police do not believe the suspect intended to hurt anyone, adding the knife was in Abib’s belt.Rachid Azmane, an administrator at the Muslim cultural centre in Châteauguay, Que., says the man entered the mosque before prayers and drew the attention of staff, who noticed he was acting "a little bizarre" and became alarmed when they saw he was carrying a knife.
On Friday police in Châteauguay said the three men were in their 50s and suffered minor injuries, with one taken to hospital for wounds to his hand.The suspect was taken to the police station on Friday afternoon.
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