Police arrest two students - one 'of Moroccan origin' - over the murder of six people shot dead in Quebec City mosque carnage two days after Canadian PM condemned Trump immigration ban

Gunmen opened fire on worshippers as they prayed at Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center at around 8pm last night in an attack branded 'cowardly' and 'barbaric'. Witnesses claimed the masked killers shouted 'Allahu Akbar' in what sounded like a Quebecois accent as they went on the rampage, killing six and
leaving eight injured. Police have arrested two people with one said to be 'of Moroccan origin' and both understood to be students from Quebec's Université Laval. The shooting unfolded after a weekend which has seen US President Donald Trump's divisive and controversial 'Muslim immigration ban' spark widespread protests across America. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau top left in Vancouver, yesterday) had said that his country remains open to all immigration, insisting 'diversity is our strength'. Pictured: Police at the scene (bottom left and centre) and people gather near the mosque in the early hours of this morning (right).