Alexandre Bissonnette Act Of Terrorism
An attack Sunday night in the Quebec city mosque left six dead and eight injured. The targeted were in the Cultural Islamic Center of Quebec, the suspect was later identified as 27-year old Alexandre Bissonnette a white French Canadian who was charged with five counts of attempted murder. He was not charged with terrorism, which under Canada’s Criminal Code requires a broad proof of intent to intimidate the public. Though “Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it an act of terrorism, and there was a collective outpouring of remorse and empathy.” According to Debroise he described Bissonnette as nice but anti-social. In their meetings, he said, Bissonnette often spoke admiringly of U.S. President Donald Trump and the French far-right