Man arrested after Montreal mosque vandalized

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a mosque located on Ontario Street East near Fullum Street in Montreal was vandalized.

According to Montreal police spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron, the incident took place shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday and the mosque suffered two broken windows.

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The man was arrested shortly after the incident when witnesses called police.

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Bergeron said the man could face charges including criminal mischief.

Earlier in February, the Khadijah mosque in Pointe-Saint-Charles was the target of vandalism.

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The suspect in that case, 50-year-old Sylvain Gingras, pleaded not guilty to one charge of mischief.

A window at the Khadijah centre was smashed and the mosque had eggs thrown at it on Feb. 2.

That was the same day as a funeral in Montreal for three of the six victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting.

— With files from The Canadian Press