Canadian police on Tuesday (local time) launched an investigation after shots were fired at the US consulate in Toronto. Authorities said they found evidence indicating a firearm had been fired, but there were no injuries, The Guardian reported.
In a social media post, Toronto police said they responded to reports of shots fired at 5:29 a.m. (0929 GMT).
Second attack in two days
The incident occurred days after an improvised explosive device was reported to have exploded at the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway on March 8. Reports indicated that Norwegian police were still searching for the suspect, with the investigation looking into possible links to the Iran war.
On Monday, Norwegian police released two photos of the suspect they believed was responsible for the attack, which resulted in minor damage. The suspect’s face was not clearly visible in the grainy surveillance footage.
However, authorities said the person was wearing dark clothing and a hood and was carrying a backpack. Norwegian police said they believe the person planted an improvised explosive device (IED) near the embassy entrance. “The individual has not yet been identified and we have no specific suspects at this time,” police said in a statement.
Focused on the official residence of the mayor of New York City
In a separate incident, the New York City mayor’s official residence, Gracie Mansion, was targeted on Saturday after two groups staged counter-protests. Two men have been charged with terrorism after throwing a homemade bomb at anti-Islam protesters over the weekend.
On March 7, two groups staged protests near Mamdani’s official residence. Conservative influencer Jake Lang organized the anti-Islam protest “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York, Stop Public Muslim Prayer in New York City”. One of the protesters used pepper spray on members of the counter-demonstration with the slogan “Get Nazis out of New York, stand up to hate”.
After a member of Lang’s group used pepper spray, another group ignited two suspicious devices and threw them toward the area where Lang’s group was demonstrating. One of these suspicious devices was dropped on East End Avenue, closer to the Mamdani residence, who was inside the residence at the time of the incident. However, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said there were no injuries and both Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji were safe.
