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The letter released Thursday by 10 groups is in response to a knife attack last week that seriously injured a court interpreter at the courthouse in Longueuil, south of Montreal.
Organizations representing workers in the Quebec justice system are calling on the provincial government to increase security at courthouses. The letter
Quebec announced Thursday it will fast-track the training of special constables on the same day that representatives of courthouse employees joined chief justices in calling for improved security in the buildings.
Handheld metal detectors have been provided to constables, who now search all visitors.
A 44-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed an interpreter in a Longueuil, Que., courthouse on Tuesday.