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Canada police investigate reports of shots fired at US consulate in Toronto

Max Matzaand
Nadine Yousif,Senior Canada reporter
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Canadian police say they are investigating reports that a gun was fired at the US consulate in Toronto.

"Evidence of a firearm discharge has been located," Toronto Police Operations posted on X on Tuesday, adding that the report of gunfire was received just before 05:30 local time (09:30 GMT).

No injuries have been reported, and no suspect has been identified, the police statement adds.

It comes as Norwegian police investigate an explosion that occurred outside the US embassy in Oslo on Sunday. Officials there are seeking a suspect who they believe may have placed the improvised device in a possible act of terrorism.

They are investigating a possible link to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that involves the US.

Ontario premier Doug Ford called the shooting an "absolutely unacceptable act of violence and intimidation aimed at our American friends and neighbours".

"I'm glad to see that the Toronto Police are investigating and I expect that police at all levels will bring every resource to bear to find the people who did this," Ford wrote on X.

In Toronto, streets have been closed in the vicinity of the US consulate as police investigate.

Several buildings in Toronto have been shot at since the US-Israeli operation against Iran began on 28 February. Three separate Jewish synagogues in Toronto have been struck by bullets in the past week.

A Toronto boxing gym owned by an Iranian-Canadian critic of the Iranian government was also struck by bullets last Monday.

No one was injured in either incidents.

Police have not identified or arrested any suspects, and it is unclear if the attacks are related.

Meanwhile, police in Norway have released images of a person who is believed to be linked to the explosion there, which caused minor damage to the building and did not cause any injuries.

The US state department is also investigating the incident.

It comes amid fears of attacks against Americans and Jewish organisations by Iranian proxy groups.