Charges Laid Against Man After People Attacked With Bear Spray at Ontario Mosque

Nadia Hasan of the National Council of Canadian Muslims attends a press briefing outside the Queens Park Legislature in Toronto, on Nov. 8, 2021.The Canadian Press/Chris Young

A man is facing several charges after police say worshippers at a Mississauga, Ont., mosque were attacked with bear spray in a “hate-motivated incident.”

Peel Regional Police said someone walked into the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre early Saturday and discharged bear spray toward people while brandishing a hatchet. Some members of the mosque tackled and subdued a suspect.