A Police officer outside the Centre Culturel Musulman in Chateauguay, Que., Friday Sept. 20, 2024. Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife.Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press

Man charged with weapon possession after three people injured at Montreal-area mosque

The man entered the mosque before prayers and drew the attention of staff, who noticed he was acting 'a little bizarre,' says the mosque's administrator

· National Post

MONTREAL — A 24-year-old man is facing a weapon-related charge after allegedly entering a Montreal-area mosque on Friday while carrying a knife, leading to an altercation that left three men with minor injuries.

Chateauguay Police spokesman Marc-Olivier Chatelois says the suspect, Younes Abib, is a resident of Chateauguay, a suburb southwest of Montreal.