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Imam Husham Al-Hussainy says that a woman, whose son
Mike Hager told US broadcasters that President Trump's 'Muslim ban' resulted in his mother's death, actually died a few days before the order was signed.
According to the imam,
the woman died on January 21 or 22 - before Trump signed the divisive travel ban. Before that, Mike Hager spoke to the imam and told him he was going to Iraq to be with the woman, who suffered from kidney disease.
Al-Hussainy added that he had learned about the woman's death through Facebook posts and worshippers at his mosque.
"I don't want to say he lied. I don't know what Mike said. But Muslims have to tell the truth," Al-Hussainy said, as cited by AP.
On January 31, Mike Hager commented to TV stations in Boston and Detroit that his mother had to stay in Iraq, despite his attempts to bring her to the US, and died there.
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Update: While two men were arrested (Alexandre Bissonnette and Mohamed Khadir), only Bissonnette is now considered a suspect, according to Quebec police (they say Khadir was a witness). No word on the 1-2 other shooters seen by witnesses. Update (Feb. 2): See The Intercept's piece: Suspect in Quebec mosque attack quickly depicted as a Moroccan Muslim, he's a White NationalistCanada managed to get Fox News to delete its false tweet about the shooter being Moroccan. They have also refused to charge the shooter with terrorism. The mosque where the attack took place allowed media to access to crime scene. Footage below:
So, lone wolf? Open and closed, right? Like practically every other mass shooting, not quite. As usual, we have early eyewitness reports saying "2 or 3 shooters", which magically transforms into one lone nut. Do witnesses to shootings routinely hallucinate multiple shooters? Or is there something else going on here?