National Post

TWO HELD IN FIRE THAT DESTROYED MOSQUE LEADER’S CAR

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Quebec City police say they have arrested two men in connection with a fire that destroyed a car belonging to the president of a mosque where six men were killed in January. The car of Mohamed Labidi, pictured, was set on fire outside his house in early August. Police are calling it a hate crime but say they do not believe the accused belong to any known ideologica­l group. One of the men was arrested Thursday and police believe he is linked to four other fires in Quebec City. The other man was nabbed Friday and is not a suspect in the other blazes. The Aug. 6 incident outside Labidi’s residence occurred just days after Quebec City Mayor Régis Labeaume announced an agreement with the mosque on the creation of a new Muslim cemetery in the city.

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