Confusion over suspects in Quebec mosque shooting

From Morning Report, 7:15 am on 31 January 2017

Quebec Muslims have conducted their morning prayers amid tight security following yesterday's mosque shooting in the city that left six dead and five in hospital.

Security forces patrolling after the shooting in the Islamic Cultural Centre.

Security forces patrolling after the shooting in the Islamic Cultural Centre. Photo: AFP

Two people were arrested shortly after the shooting, although police say one is now a witness rather than a suspect.

Sources have told Reuters the suspect is Alexandre Bissonnette, a French-Canadian.

Doctors said three of the survivors of the shooting remained "between life and death".

All of the victims were men, shot as they prayed.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the shooting as a terror  attack on Muslims - the first of its type in the country.

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People gathered to show their support after the fatal shooting. Photo: AFP

Police have tightened security around mosques in both Quebec and Montreal cities but said the situation was under control.