The incident took place last Thursday just after the dawn prayers according to the Islamic Society of Markham.
The Islamic Society of Markham is expected to update the public on an alleged hate-motivated incident at mosque north of Toronto last week.
In an earlier statement the ISM said they have been “greatly distressed” after an individual stormed into the mosque just after the dawn prayers yelling Islamophobic slurs while tearing a copy of the Qur’an last Thursday. The Islamic Society of Markham said suspect attempted to “run over strike worshippers” in the temple’s parking lot with their vehicle.
York Regional police are investigating the incident. The 28-year-old suspect was arrested in Toronto shortly after midnight on Friday and
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