Toronto, Canada, Sept 21, 2026 (AFP) - Gunman fires on Canadian police outside synagogue on Yom Kippur

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2026-09-21

An armed man who approached a synagogue in a small Canadian community as Jews began Yom Kippur prayers was in hospital Monday after a gunfight with police stationed outside to protect worshippers. Canadian police did not say that the synagogue in Belleville, Ontario -- 180 kilometers (112 miles) east of Toronto -- was the target of the Sunday evening violence. But Kristy Dennette, a spokesperson for Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, which pr......

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