An “arson” in a Montreal synagogue caused “minor” damage, police said on Wednesday, with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denouncing an “odious anti-Semitic attack”.
Flames were seen around 3 a.m. (8 a.m. GMT) and police said they found an “incendiary object” near the scene. “The damage is minor, we are talking about broken windows and damage caused by smoke from the fire,” explained Véronique Dubuc, spokesperson for the Montreal City Police Service, who did not report any damage. wounded.
Witnesses saw a “suspicious man” leaving the area “quickly” after the fire broke out, she added. Another building belonging to a Jewish community federation was also damaged nearby. The police spokesperson explained that it was “much too early” to know the motivations for this act, but that an investigation was underway.
The Jewish community is “again outraged” by these “cowardly acts” aimed at “intimidating and harassing,” the Advisory Center for Jewish and Israeli Relations (CIJA) reacted Wednesday on from the authorities.
The organization specified that this was the seventh time that a Jewish institution had been “targeted in Montreal” – the second time for this synagogue – since October 7, 2023 and the outbreak of war in the strip. of Gaza caused by the unprecedented attack by the Palestinian movement Hamas in Israel.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced X as a “heinous anti-Semitic attack” and a “hateful act”. “This is not the Quebec we want,” François Legault, Prime Minister of the predominantly French-speaking province, commented on X.
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