B'nai Brith Canada says more than 100 Jewish institutions received an identical email at 5 a.m. ET threatening explosions.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Beth Jacob Synagogue in Regina is one of one hundred Jewish organizations who received a bomb threat on August 21, 2024.
The email sent to organizations states: “We placed many explosives inside your building. They are placed in black backpacks.” Regina police were also involved in the search at the Beth Jacob Synagogue. Deputy police chief Lorilee Davies says nothing suspicious was found during their search.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“Because the email was sent to synagogues across Canada, the email address itself and some of the wording in the email all kind of gave us the feeling it wasn’t a real bomb threat but a prank,” he said.As rail shutdown looms, Freeland vows no tolerance for ‘self-inflicted wound’“I’m hoping it stays that way,” he said. “You never want to find yourself in the centre of a situation like that… it is quite scary and overwhelming. It kind of shakes you.
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