MONTREAL — A major Montreal synagogue was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti Wednesday afternoon.
Rabbi Adam Scheier of Shaar Hashomayim, one of the largest synagogues in Montreal, said in a letter to members of the congregation that a man had spray-painted swastikas on the doors of the temple around 2 p.m.
Scheier said the man was quickly detained by a security guard, adding that police arrived soon afterwards and arrested him.
The synagogue said the man was carrying a canister of gasoline when he was arrested.
Montreal police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, who represents a nearby riding, condemned the vandalism in a post on Twitter, calling it an "utter disgrace."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 13, 2021.
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