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Quebec City mosque reopens 6 days after shooting

The first prayer of the day was held just before 6 a.m. this morning.

First floor open for men, basement reserved for women due to ongoing repairs

People left signs and flowers outside the Islamic Cultural Centre where the shooting took place last Sunday. (Radio-Canada)

The Islamic Cultural Centre mosque in Sainte-Foy, Que. hasreopened its doors, just six days after the shooting that killed six people.

The first prayer of the day was held just before 6 a.m. this morning.

A number of conferences and activities were also being organized, according to the mosque's Facebook page.

Abdou Mohamadou came to the mosque Saturday morning to pray. (Radio-Canada)

"It's really hard, but life must go on," AbdouMohamadou told Radio-Canada Saturday morning outside the mosque. "We lost friends, we lost brothers, we lost people who came just to pray."

Due to ongoing repairs, the first floor will be open for men whilethe basement will be reserved for women.

Earlier this week, members of themosque posted a video on their Facebook page showing the damage to the interior, taken just after police finished processing the scene.

A person points to a bullet lodged in the column of a building.
A bullet is lodged in a column inside the Quebec City mosque. (Alice Cliche/Radio-Canada)

A solidarity rallytook place Saturday at Parc milie-Gamelin in Montreal. Another will take place in Quebec City on Sunday.

With files from The Canadian Press