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    Trial For Alleged Quebec City Mosque Shooter Alexandre Bissonnette To Begin In March 2018

    IANS, 27 Oct, 2017 01:28 PM
      QUEBEC — The trial for the man accused of gunning down six men in a mosque in Quebec City will begin next March.
       
      Superior Court Justice Raymond W. Pronovost announced the date this morning.
       
      Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, is facing six counts of first-degree murder and six of attempted murder using a restricted firearm.
       
      The men, aged between 39 and 60, were killed when a gunman stormed the mosque last Jan. 29 and opened fire as they were attending prayer.
       
      The trial, which is to begin March 26, is expected to last about two months.
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