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

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
The Canadian Press
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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.