Two gunmen opened fire on an elementary school for Jewish girls in Toronto, Canada, over the weekend.
Despite leaving no victims, authorities are investigating the act as suspected anti-Semitism and have reinforced security at other schools and synagogues in the country.
The local police inspector, Paul Krawczyk, reported at a press conference that the suspects arrived at the Jewish institution Bais Chaya Mushka in a dark-colored vehicle, and minutes later, opened fire on the property, causing “some damage to the front of the school.” . They then fled the crime scene.
Authorities reported that, in total, five pistol shots were fired at the school. Preliminary information indicates that there were no individuals at the location at that time.
Representatives of Canada’s Jewish community called the new incident “a symptom of rising anti-Semitism” in the country, which has seen an increase in violent episodes against Jewish properties since the start of an ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in the Strip. Gaza.
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