Seven years after six men were killed when a gunman opened fire in the Islamic Cultural Centre in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood of Quebec City, Boufeldja Benabdallah says he still feels overcome with emotion.
Benabdallah, who is the mosque’s co-founder, calls the men his brothers.
Mamadou Tanou Barry, Ibrahima Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane and Aboubaker Thabti were killed shortly after evening prayers, just before 8 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2017. Nineteen others were injured in the attack that left 17 children fatherless.
“They were cruelly killed and left their families,” said Benabdallah. “Children who were very young are now teenagers.”
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