MONTREAL—Bouquets of red, pink and white roses were laid outside Ecole polytechnique on Wednesday at the foot of a plaque bearing the names of the 14 women who were killed there 28 years ago. Industrial engineering student Blanche Mageau-Beland said she believes the anniversary is especially meaningful to the school’s female engineering students. Yann Blanchard, president of the École polytechnique student association, places a bouquet of white roses during a ceremony commemorating the 28th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre Wednesday. “And every year, white roses were brought here at the door of polytechnique.”A monument displaying the names of the 14 victims of the Montreal Massacre. People gather around the commemorative plaque during a ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre when a gunman shot 14 women to death and injured 14 other people Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in Montreal.

Source: thestar December 06, 2017 13:48 UTC