Mosque in Canada Attacked with Bear Spray, Hatchet

HT RoP : Canada mosque attack: Worshippers take down assailant armed with bear spray and an axe​. Worshippers at a mosque in Canada took down an assailant who attacked them with bear spray and an axe, police say.

The man walked into the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, and “discharged bear spray towards people in the mosque while brandishing a hatchet″ just before 7am on Saturday, police say. Some of the worshippers suffered minor injuries from the bear spray used during the attack, according to regional police, but were otherwise unharmed.

The mosque’s imam, Ibrahim Hindy, tweeted that the individual came wielding an axe and “numerous other sharp edged weapons”, as well as the spray.

“Before he could inflict harm on any worshippers, several congregants bravely were able to stop him in his tracks,” Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre said in a statement.“People are obviously quite shaken up and are recovering. For the most part, folks are still processing what’s happened and are trying to kind of see how they can ensure that their communities remain secure,” Nadia Hasan of the National Council of Canadian Muslims told the Associated Press on behalf of the mosque.

Police have charged a suspect, Interesting name for an Islamophobic white supremacist  – identified as 24-year-old Mohammad Moiz Omar – with administering a noxious substance with intent to endanger life or cause bodily harm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault with a weapon, uttering threats, carrying a concealed weapon, and mischief to religious property.

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