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.
Châteauguay Police spokesman Marc-Olivier Chatelois says the suspect, Younes Adib, is a resident of Châteauguay, a suburb southwest of Montreal.
Chatelois says police do not believe the suspect intended to hurt anyone, adding the knife was in Adib’s belt.
He has been charged with one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Rachid Azmane, an administrator at the Muslim cultural centre in Châteauguay, Que., says the man entered the mosque before prayers and drew the attention of staff, who noticed he was acting “a little bizarre” and became alarmed when they saw he was carrying a knife….