Shooting

Gang violence and organized crime remain rife in South Africa, despite government efforts to curb one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world.

The shooter who targeted an Ontario synagogue during Yom Kippur committed a hate-motivated anti-Jewish offense, police said, adding that officers stopped a potentially larger attack.

“We knew this was going to happen,” Warren, a member of Sons of Jacob and a resident of Belleville. told JTA. “We’ve been saying as Jews that we’re very concerned with the rise of antisemitism."

Lahav 433 investigators from the National Serious and International Crime Unit (YAHBAL) arrested the soldier after he attempted to burn his getaway vehicle.

The motive for the attack is not known, but police said initial investigation showed some of the victims were known to authorities, without giving details.

"All the assessments pointed to tensions rising during this period," said Haaretz's Amos Harel.

Images and video posted online showed a male figure walking on a street near the school with a rifle in his hands. He was then seen running back from the same street.

A team of four investigators and two forensic investigators was assigned to the case, in which a police cruiser, other vehicles, and nearby homes were hit by up to 30-rounds of gunfire.

Perez said he was released within four hours of arriving at a hospital, and that a doctor treating him told him ICE agents were in a hurry to transfer him to a detention center.

Const. Jeff Smith's presence is the main reason 25 people walked out of Kol Nidre unharmed. Ottawa and Queen's Park still write their security programs as though they were a temporary embarrassment.