A 24-year-old man has been charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose in connection with Friday's altercation at a mosque in Châteauguay, Que., that left three men injured.

The suspect, Younes Adib, 24, appeared at the Valleyfield courthouse, in Montérégie, on Saturday and charged with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He will remain detained until his next appearance next week.

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.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested following an altercation at a Montreal-area mosque that left three people injured on Friday afternoon.

A 24-year-old man is facing a weapon-related charge after allegedly entering a Montreal-area mosque on Friday while carrying a knife, leading to an altercation that left three men with minor injuries.

An administrator at the Montreal-area cultural centre says the three men sustained injuries while trying to remove the knife from a 24-year-old man who entered the mosque acting ‘a little bizarre’ on

Three victims were injured while trying to disarm a knife-wielding man during Friday afternoon prayers at a Montreal-area mosque. A spokesperson for Chateauguay police told reporters that the victims received minor injuries, although one was taken to hospital.

Three men have been injured after a 24-year-old man entered a mosque southwest of Montreal armed with a knife. Police in Châteauguay, Que.