Gunfire at U.S. Consulate Shakes Toronto
Shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto, with no injuries reported. Police are investigating with no suspect identified yet. Separately, an improvised device exploded at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, and two men are charged with terrorism in New York after a homemade bomb incident.
Gunfire erupted at the U.S. consulate in Toronto early Tuesday morning, according to local police reports. Evidence of a discharged firearm was found, though fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.
The Toronto police shared on platform X that they received reports of shots fired at precisely 5:29 a.m. (0929 GMT). Officials from the U.S. consulate in Toronto and the U.S. Department of State remained unavailable for immediate comment regarding the incident.
Further details about the suspect or the motive remain unclear as the police continue their investigation at the scene. In a linked development, Oslo authorities are probing an explosion at the U.S. embassy in Norway, potentially tied to ongoing conflicts, while in New York, two men face terrorism charges for a weekend attack on anti-Islam protesters with a homemade bomb.
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