A Quebec man has been arrested after allegedly appearing in a video praising Quebec City’s mosque shooter and expressing hatred toward Muslims.
Provincial police arrested Pierre Dion Thursday evening at his home in Terrebonne, a suburb north of Montreal.
The 49-year-old is set to appear in court later today where police say he could be charged with inciting hatred toward an identifiable group.
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The video was allegedly posted to Facebook on Jan. 29, the two-year anniversary of the shooting that left six men dead and several injured.
Alexandre Bissonnette is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to six charges of first-degree murder and six charges of attempted murder.
Dion is already facing a charge of incitement to commit criminal acts stemming from another social media video published last year.
The Canadian Press
