Toronto police launch “counter-terrorism unit,” patrols with rifles
The Toronto Police Services announced a new counter terrorism unit and task force to proactively address growing terror threats in Toronto.
After several synagogues, Iranian dissident businesses, and even the U.S. Consulate building were recently targeted in shootings across Toronto, police have announced a new “counter-terrorism unit.” The Toronto Police Services promised a task force to patrol high-risk areas and events with semi-automatic rifles.
The Toronto Police Services announced Tuesday that they would be ramping up security and establishing an information-sharing and “rapid response” counter-terrorism unit in a bid to keep targeted communities, such as Toronto’s Jewish and Iranian diaspora, safe from the threat of terror.
