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Or sign-in if you have an account.Flowers are seen near the Islamic Center of San Diego a day after a deadly shooting at the mosque, on May 19, 2026. Photo by Zoë Meyers/AFP via Getty ImagesA manifesto circulating online purportedly written by the San Diego mosque killers praises Alexandre Bissonnette, who shot and killed six men in a Quebec City mosque in 2017.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of NP Posted will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againBissonnette is listed under “honorable mentions” in the 75-page manifesto reportedly linked to the San Diego killings, a copy of which was obtained by The Gazette.The list also includes Nathaniel Veltman, a white nationalist convicted of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont.In an attack being investigated as a hate crime, two teenagers shot and killed three people at a San Diego mosque on Monday. The two shooters are thought to have later killed themselves.At a briefing on Tuesday, FBI agent Mark Remily confirmed that a manifesto was recovered after the shooting.“They didn’t discriminate on who they hated — it covered a wide aspect of races and religions,” he said. Titled The New Crusade, the manifesto contains antisemitic, Islamophobic, misogynistic, homophobic and transphobic content. It praises Adolf Hitler and expresses hope that a race war will take place.Before his killing spree, Bissonnette, who was 27 at the time, had immersed himself in websites, Facebook pages and YouTube videos related to firearms, Muslims, immigrants and serial killers. He had also researched the white supremacist who murdered nine Black parishioners at a South Carolina church in 2015.The Canadian references in the alleged manifesto did not go unnoticed.The National Council of Canadian Muslims said the links are disturbing.“It is now clear that violent Islamophobia in Canada has become a major source of inspiration for racist accelerationists looking to destabilize our communities and society at large,” NCCM chief executive Stephen Brown said Wednesday.“This is a massive example of why we need a serious threat assessment of Islamophobia and hate in Canada by our security agencies, as well as a renewed effort by police, elected officials, and community members to build a real (plan) going forward, to protect our spaces.”Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette filesMontrealers gather to pay their respects to the victims of the Quebec City mosque attack during a brief ceremony in Park Ex. on its eighth anniversary, Jan. 29, 2025.Bissonnette is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years after pleading guilty to murdering Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane and Aboubaker Thabti.Bissonnette also pleaded guilty to six counts of attempted murder. Forty-six people, including four children, were in the mosque on the night of the attack. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.