Three injured after man holding a knife enters Quebec mosque

A physical altercation took place inside the mosque, but police wouldn't confirm whether the knife was used to cause any of the injuries

MONTREAL — Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife.

Police in Chateauguay, Que., on Montreal’s South Shore, say the three men were in their 50s and suffered only minor injuries, with one transported to hospital.

The suspect entered the Muslim cultural centre in Chateauguay Friday afternoon. A physical altercation followed, but police wouldn’t confirm whether the knife was used to cause any of the injuries. Police were called around 1:40 p.m.