{"id":164607,"date":"2026-08-12T02:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/164607\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T02:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T02:32:23","slug":"man-charged-with-bomb-threat-against-us-consulate-in-halifax-after-2-toronto-consulate-shootings-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/164607\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with bomb threat against US Consulate in Halifax after 2 Toronto consulate shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) \u2014 Canadian police on Tuesday charged a man with making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax, the latest security incident involving an American diplomatic post in Canada after two shootings at the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-consulate-shootings-toronto-arrests-04a9ae86634a0dbbf993fc7dd0e7b80a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Consulate in Toronto<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Several streets downtown were evacuated after Halifax Regional Police found a vehicle linked to the suspect, Ali Assakereh, parked near the consulate on Monday morning. The vehicle contained a propane tank and containers believed to hold flammable liquids, police said<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police said Assakereh, 54, was scheduled to appear in provincial court on charges of uttering threats and public mischief. They said they learned of the threat on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">An explosives expert later determined the items in the vehicle posed no threat to public safety, and the evacuation was lifted Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A spokesperson for the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa said Monday that U.S. officials would not comment on a security matter while the police investigation was continuing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Halifax case follows two shootings this year at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Canada\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In March, two people fired multiple shots at the downtown Toronto consulate, damaging the building but causing no injuries. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police described that attack as a national security incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The consulate was targeted again July 27, when a shot was fired at the building. Toronto police later arrested a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy and said investigators were examining links to a broader gun-for-hire network. No one was injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Authorities have not said there is any connection between the Halifax threat and the Toronto shootings.<\/p>\n<p>(Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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