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Old 01-30-17, 03:46 PM   #2556
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so shooter has been I.D.ed, turned out there was only one, the second has been released and is identified as a witness only.

shooter is Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, a french speaking Quebecer, student at University Laval.

according to the local paper, he was right-wing, pro-Israel, pro-Trump, anti-immigration. He had also been trolling a pro-immigration forum for the past year.

http://www.journaldemontreal.com/201...-de-la-mosquee

The big question now is how he managed to acquire a AK-47 which is a prohibited firearm (i.e illegal to sell, purchase or own) in Canada.

Before everyone turns this into a "Trump is responsible" issue, Quebec has its own nationalist, anti-muslim fringe which has been around for a long time.
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