A threatening email was sent early Wednesday morning to dozens of Jewish institutions across Canada, including several in Montreal, and has prompted investigations by Montreal police and the RCMP.
Cst. Sabrina Gauthier, a spokesperson for Montreal police, said a 911 call came in at 7:10 a.m. from a synagogue in Hampstead about an email it had received saying bombs had been placed in the building.
The email was also sent to institutions across Canada. Gauthier said Montreal police sent a team to verify the interior and exterior of the building on Harrow Crescent in Hampstead.
“The team did not detect any immediate threats,” Gauthier said over the phone.
She said police soon received calls from Jewish establishments in other Montreal neighbourhoods that had received the same email and is verifying those locations as well.
RCMP are now conducting a Canada-wide investigation on the email, though it’s unclear which department is leading the probe.
Rabbi Michael Whitman of Adath Israel Poale Zedek Anshei Ozeroff Synagogue in Hampstead said he could no longer comment on the email his temple had received as it is working with the security arm of Federation CJA.
Federation CJA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CBC News.
More to come.