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David LeClair/The Globe and Mail
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Toronto and Belleville, Ont.
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The attack on a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., on Sunday during Yom Kippur was a hate-motivated crime, the city’s police chief confirmed at a press conference Thursday.
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“Make no mistake, this was a targeted attack against the Jewish community,” Chief Murray Rodd said.
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Chief Rodd said their investigation has determined this was “a deliberate attack directed at members of the Jewish community during one of the holiest observances of the year.”
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