Canada-Masjid Attacker Not Called ‘Terrorist’

After an attack on a Masjid by a gun man in Quebec-Canada, the shooter has been apprehended and identified as social science student, Alexandre Bissonnette. However, the most derogatory name Canadian authorities have called him has been ‘Lone Wolf’. The name that would have been used if he was Muslim would have likely been ‘Terrorist’. On January 29, Laval University student, Alexandre, opened fire at the Masjid of the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre killing 6 and injuring 5. The worshippers in the Masjid at the time of the shooting included: men, women and children. The premier of the province, Phillip Couillard has however called the attack an act of terror without direct reference to the shooter. According to a post on the Quebec Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Tweeter account, the shooter faces 6 count charges of murder and 5 counts of attempted murder. The 6 martyrs in the attack were:

NAME                                                 AGE                                                       PROFESSION

Ibrahim Barry                                      39                                                      Health Insurance worker

Abdul Karim Hassan                           41                                                        Computer scientist

Mamadou Tanou Barry                       42                                                            I. T specialist

Abubakr Thabti                                   44                                                       Student Pharmacist

Azzedine Soufiane                              57                                                        Grocery store owner

Khaled Belkacemi                               60                                                  Professor at Laval University