加拿大多伦多在短短一周内发生多起有针对性的枪击事件。[1]周六凌晨，位于该市的同一犹太面包店遭到袭击，其中一家店铺遭枪击，另一家的窗户被砸碎。[1]仅三天后的周一凌晨4:46，一名枪手向美国领事馆开了一枪，随后被警方追捕。[1]这已是美国领事馆今年第二次成为枪击目标，此前曾在3月遭到射击。[1]
加拿大执法部门认为这一系列事件与伊朗支持的雇佣恐怖活动有关。[1]加拿大议员Ruby Sahota表示，3月多伦多犹太教堂的枪击事件系由"外国实体"雇佣和资助。[1]加拿大综合威胁评估中心在6月的报告中提及与伊朗相关的网络伊斯兰运动。[1]在6月进行的一次行动中，当局缴获两把枪支，其中一把9毫米手枪与至少6起枪击事件有关，一把45口径手枪则与至少21起有关。[1]多伦多警察局长Myron Demkiw指出："为了获得报酬，他们需要拍摄他们的攻击。"[1]
Toronto experienced multiple violent attacks within a single week targeting Jewish businesses and American diplomatic facilities.[1] On Saturday morning, two locations of a Jewish bagel bakery came under attack, with one establishment suffering gunfire while the other had its windows smashed.[1] Days later, in the early hours of Monday at 4:46 a.m., a gunman fired at the US consulate building, after which police pursued the suspect.[1]
The Monday shooting at the American consulate was the second such attack on the facility in 2024, following a previous incident in March.[1] Canadian authorities suspect the violence is connected to a hired mercenary operation allegedly backed by Iran, stemming from an investigation that previously resulted in multiple arrests of individuals suspected of involvement in paid shootings targeting Jewish schools and synagogues.[1] According to Canadian MP Ruby Sahota, the March synagogue shooting in Toronto was funded and commissioned by a "foreign entity."[1]
A June operational intervention seized two firearms linked to the attacks: a 9-millimeter handgun connected to at least six shootings and a .45-caliber weapon associated with at least 21 incidents.[1] Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw explained the operational pattern behind the violence, stating that "to get paid, they need to film their attacks."[1] A Canadian integrated threat assessment report from June had previously flagged networks linked to Iran and the Islamic movement as a concern.[1]