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MONTREAL — At least five people have been killed and several others have been injured after shots were fired in a Quebec City mosque Sunday night.

The president of the mosque told the Montreal Gazette he received a call around 8 p.m. saying there had been a shooting. He said people were at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec for regular evening prayers, and that anywhere from 60 to 100 people attend evening prayers.

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“This is a terrible event,” Mohamed Yangui said. “We’re in a state of shock, I can’t find words to describe it.”

Yangui said five people were killed and many others injured. He said men, women and children attend evening prayers.

The mosque has about 5,000 members and is one of six in the Quebec City region.

Montreal police are stepping up patrols around any sites on the island that could be potential targets, a spokesperson told the Montreal Gazette late Sunday. A vigil has already been planned in Montreal on Monday.