Montreal Synagogue Targeted by Firebombs in Latest Attack Against Jewish Community

Montreal Synagogue Targeted by Firebombs in Latest Attack Against Jewish Community
Signs of fire and a broken window are seen at the back of the Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom synagogue in Montreal on June 5, 2026, hours after an attack. Noé Chartier/The Epoch Times
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MONTREAL—A synagogue in Montreal was targeted by arson shortly after midnight on June 5 and police have a suspect in custody.

The attack against the Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom in the affluent City of Westmount near downtown is the latest in a string of similar incidents in Montreal and elsewhere in Canada.

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Noé Chartier
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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