Canadian PM condemns Belleville synagogue shooting

Toronto [Canada], September 22: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday condemned a shooting outside a synagogue ​in Belleville, Ontario, on Sunday evening that a police officer wounded as members of the Jewish community gathered for Yom Kippur services.
"Last night, on the holiest ​night of the Jewish calendar, a shooting ​took place outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue ⁠in Belleville," Carney posted on X. "Jewish people must ​be able to worship safely. To live free, open, ​proud Jewish."
Toronto's Police Service said it was increasing patrols near synagogues and other places of worship "out of an abundance of caution."
Carney ​in June announced a new federal advisory council ​to combat antisemitism, warning that a surge in hate crimes means ⁠country is failing to protect Jewish Canadians.
The shooting in Belleville, Ontario, about 190 km (118 miles) east of Toronto, occurred at about 7:10 p.m. on Sunday near ​a residential area ​in the ⁠city's east end, the Belleville Police Service said in a statement on social ​media.
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit said the shooter, ​a ⁠29-year-old man, was in life-threatening condition and the officer was in critical-stable condition.
Source: Fijian Broadcasting Corporation