Pig head mounted on UBC fence an act of antisemitism, Jewish group says

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Pig head mounted on UBC fence an act of antisemitism, Jewish group says
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The severed head was discovered on Tuesday, in front of what appears to be UBC President Benoit-Antoine Bacon's home. 

Police are investigating a disturbing incident at UBC . A severed pig's head was found mounted on a gate. As Emily Lazatin reports, the group claiming responsibility says it's in protest of police violence, but others are calling it another act of anti-semitism on campus.Police are investigating after a pig’s head was mounted to a gate at the University of British Columbia’s Point Grey campus this week..

“I think it would be foolish to suggest this wasn’t intended to intimidate both the police on campus as well as Zionists and supporters of the Jewish state of Israel.”Man, 70, dies after Florida surgeon removed liver instead of spleen: lawyerHe said many students are already anxious about heading back to school and called the pig’s head an “ominous indicator.”

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