Canada's Prime Minister calls Quebec mosque attack 'cowardly'

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Justin Trudeau said that the deadly shooting conducted in the Islamic Cultural Center in the country's Quebec City was of a cowardly nature, Sputnik reported.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the deadly shooting conducted in the Islamic Cultural Center in the country's Quebec City was of a cowardly nature.

"Tonight, Canadians grieve for those killed in a cowardly attack on a mosque in Quebec City. My thoughts are with victims & their families," Trudeau said Sunday on his Twitter account.

At around 8 p.m. on Sunday a group of gunmen attacked the Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec and had reportedly killed five and injured several more people. Local law enforcement officers have reportedly detained two attackers.