Video shows moment Mississauga mosque attacker pulls out axe and bear spray on worshippers who had their backs turned (sentencing today)

The footage has been viewed nearly half a million times in just 12 hours with many sharing their disgust and horror at the footage captured on March 19, 2022 at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre. (Courtesy: Ibrahim Hindy/ Twitter)

A video online shows a man entering a mosque in Mississauga last year and unleashing bear spray before pulling out an axe on unsuspecting worshippers who had their backs turned.

The footage has been viewed nearly half a million times in just 12 hours with many sharing their disgust and horror at the one minute and thirty second footage captured on March 19, 2022 at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre.

“This is the moment the attacker came into Masjid Dar Al-Tawheed hoping to hurt worshippers who had their backs turned to him,” Mississauga Imam Ibrahim Hindy tweeted on Monday.

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NCCM to hold a press conference at Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in regard to the sentencing of the man who attacked the DAT Islamic Centre last year. We invite members of our community to join and show their support.

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