Reference News Network, March 11 report, according to the Associated Press, March 10. Canadian police launched a search for two suspects in the shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on the 10th. The two suspects opened fire on the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto early that morning, causing damage to the building's exterior, but no casualties were reported.
Chris Leth, chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said this was a national security incident, and the police are pursuing the suspects and determining their motive.
This incident occurred against the backdrop of escalating tensions in Iran. Last weekend, two Jewish synagogues in the Toronto area also experienced shootings. Leth said that security would be enhanced for the U.S. and Israeli consulates in Toronto and the embassy in Ottawa.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said, "This incident is deeply worrying. We will do everything possible to ensure that the perpetrators face the harshest legal consequences."
Frank Barredo, deputy chief of the Toronto Police Department, said that around 4:30 a.m. that day, two men drove a white sport utility vehicle to the consulate, fired several shots, and then fled. The police have released pictures of the vehicle, but no more information about the suspects is available at this time.
Barredo said, "There were people inside the consulate at the time, but the building had tight security and strong protection, so no one was injured."
He said that the bullets only caused damage to the exterior wall and did not penetrate it. (Translation/Wang Dongdong)
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